Mongolian Tree Ring Chronology from 434 to -48 BP

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree-ring chronology from the Zuun Mod Gol site in Mongolia. The data covers 482 years, from 434 to -48 calendar years before present. This study was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies in Eastern Asia using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models for the region by comparing the proxy tree-ring data with instrumental records.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events over a 482-year period from the calendar years before present data.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate shifts using the site-specific tree-ring parameters.

Strengths

• Covers a 482-year time period from 434 to -48 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset was last updated in 1998, indicating potential staleness.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data formats are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis.

Time Range

434 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Zuun Mod Gol, Mongolia, Eastern Asia.