Tree ring data from Sorrel Peak, California, spans 476 calendar years from 445 to -31 years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1981.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct annual climate variables like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width data.
- Calibrate and validate climate models using the 476-year proxy record.
- Analyze long-term ecological responses to climate events using the dated tree ring chronology.
- Compare this chronology with other ITRDB series to assess regional climate patterns.
Strengths
- Provides a 476-year continuous proxy record for climate reconstruction.
- Archived by the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1981.
- Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and raw values 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 data collection and analysis.
- Time Range
- 445 to -31 calendar years BP.
- Freshness
- 1981-01-01
- Geography
- Sorrel Peak, California, United States of America.