Tree Ring Chronology From Panorama Point Sequoia National Park

Tree ring data from a single site in California's Sequoia National Park, covering a 111-year period from 71 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 variables like temperature or precipitation from annual tree ring width measurements.
• Analyze growth patterns of Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) trees over a 111-year period for ecological studies.
• Calibrate tree ring chronologies against other proxy records using the provided calendar years before present (BP) timeline.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 111-year time period (71 to -40 BP).
• Sourced from a single, documented location (Panorama Point, Sequoia National Park).
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is small, sourced from a single tree species at one site.
• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1990.
• Unknown sample size (row count) and specific measurement parameters.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1990-01-01

Geography

Panorama Point, Sequoia National Park, California, United States of America.