810 calendar years of tree ring width data from the Kaiser Pass site in California, United States, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1981.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past precipitation and temperature anomalies by analyzing annual tree ring width variations.
- Calibrate climate models using the 810-year proxy record of environmental conditions.
- Study ecological resilience and forest growth patterns across centuries from the tree ring chronology.
- Correlate the Kaiser Pass chronology with other regional tree ring datasets to analyze spatial climate patterns.
Strengths
- 810-year temporal coverage provides a long-term proxy climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1981.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Kaiser Pass, California).
- The raw data format and specific measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- From 810 to -31 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Kaiser Pass, California, United States Of America.