Tree Ring Chronology from Jammu and Kashmir, India (268 to -31 BP)

Tree ring width measurements from the Thijwas A site in Jammu and Kashmir, India, form a paleoclimate record. The chronology covers 299 years, from 268 to -31 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archived this data in 1981.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation variations by analyzing the tree ring width time series.
• Calibrate the chronology against other paleoclimate proxies using its annual resolution.
• Study climate extremes and their frequency by identifying narrow or wide ring years in the sequence.
• Analyze growth trends over the 299-year period to infer long-term environmental changes.

Strengths

• 299-year continuous chronology providing a multi-century climate record.
• Annual resolution data suitable for high-frequency climate event analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Limited geographic scope to a single site (Thijwas A) in Jammu and Kashmir.
• Data is temporally stale, with no updates since its archival in 1981.
• The 'years before present' (BP) dating convention requires conversion for standard calendar alignment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).

Time Range

268 to -31 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Thijwas A site, Jammu and Kashmir, India.