Nevada Tree-Ring Width Chronology from 750 to 37 BCE

750 to 37 BCE tree-ring width data from a site in Nevada, USA, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The dataset provides a paleoclimate proxy record for the western United States. It was published by NOAA NCEI and last updated in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width time-series.
• Calibrate and validate regional climate models by comparing the proxy data from Nevada against simulated past climates.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events in the western US by examining the ~700-year tree-ring chronology.
• Correlate the Nevada tree-ring record with other regional paleoclimate proxies to build a composite North American climate history.

Strengths

• Provides a ~700-year continuous chronology from 750 to 37 BCE.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data recency is low, with a last update in 1987, potentially missing modern methodological refinements.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Nevada, USA.

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 BP (Before Present, where 0 BP = 1950 CE), equivalent to approximately 1200 to 1987 CE.

Freshness

Last updated in 1987.

Geography

Nevada, United States of America.