Little Baldy Sequoia Tree Ring Chronology from 70 to -40 BP

Tree ring data from the Little Baldy site in Sequoia National Park, California. The chronology covers a 110-year period from 70 to -40 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 1990.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the chronology against other proxy records for the period 70 to -40 BP.
• Analyze growth patterns in sequoia trees from the Little Baldy site for climate sensitivity studies.

Strengths

• Data spans a 110-year time period (70 to -40 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a short 110-year window.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site in California.
• The dataset was last updated in 1990, indicating potential staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

70 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Little Baldy, Sequoia National Park, California, United States of America.