Tree Ring Chronology from Rose Peak Ponderosa Pine in Arizona

Tree ring width chronology data for Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) from the Rose Peak site in Arizona. The time series covers 305 years, from 290 to -15 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1965.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation or temperature from the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the chronology date by cross-dating ring patterns against other regional series.
• Analyze growth trends and extreme events (e.g., droughts) within the 305-year time period covered by the series.

Strengths

• Time series spans a specific 305-year period (290 to -15 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1965.
• Sample size and replication depth for the tree ring series are unknown.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

290 to -15 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Rose Peak site, Arizona, United States of America.