469 to -25 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data, capturing climate proxies from the Paria Plateau in Arizona. The dataset is part of the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and is associated with the Tree Ring study type. It was archived by NOAA NCEI, with a last recorded update in 1975.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dates or validate other paleoclimate proxies by cross-dating the tree ring series.
- Analyze long-term climate variability and extreme events (e.g., droughts) from the annual resolution ring measurements.
- Study ecological responses to historical climate shifts using the species-specific growth records.
Strengths
- Covers a significant time span of approximately 494 years (from 469 to -25 BP).
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -25 BP (1975 CE), lacking recent decades for modern climate comparison.
- Specific sample size, geographic precision, and measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 469 to -25 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Paria Plateau, Arizona, United States Of America.