Tree Ring Width Chronology From Little Baldy Sequoia National Park

A tree ring chronology from white fir (Abies concolor) trees in California's Sequoia National Park, covering the period from 70 to -40 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1990.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation by analyzing annual tree ring width variations.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating curves using the dated tree ring series from this chronology.
• Study forest growth responses to historical environmental events recorded in the ring width data.
• Compare this white fir (ABCO) chronology with other species to understand species-specific climate sensitivities.

Strengths

• Time series coverage spans 110 years (70 to -40 BP)
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1990
• Sample size and replication statistics for the tree ring series are unknown
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Sequoia National Park

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of white fir (Abies concolor) samples.

Time Range

70 to -40 calendar years before present (BP)

Freshness

1990-01-01

Geography

Little Baldy, Sequoia National Park, California, United States