346 calendar years before present of tree ring width measurements from the Gulmarg region in Jammu and Kashmir, India. This paleoclimate dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was published in 1980.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the chronology with other proxy records.
- Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity of tree species in the Jammu and Kashmir region.
- Establish a dated master chronology for cross-dating other tree ring samples from the Indian subcontinent.
Strengths
- Time series covers a 376-year period from 346 to -30 calendar years BP.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Dataset is small, containing a single chronology time-series.
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1980 with no recent revisions.
- Geographic coverage is limited to one site in Gulmarg, India.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 346 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India.