California Tree-Ring Width Chronology from Glass Mountain

Tree-ring width measurements from the Glass Mountain site in California, spanning 787 years from 750 to -37 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width time-series as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree-ring width chronology against instrumental records for the overlapping period.
• Analyze the frequency and severity of historical droughts in California by identifying narrow ring sequences in the chronology.
• Study the response of tree growth to volcanic events or other forcings by examining ring-width deviations at specific years in the series.

Strengths

• Chronology covers a 787-year period from 750 to -37 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset has not been updated since 1987, potentially missing modern methodological refinements.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Glass Mountain) in California.
• Specific sample depth, replication statistics, and measurement uncertainty details are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

750 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1987.

Geography

Glass Mountain, California, United States of America.