Tree ring width data from the Wolverton site in Sequoia National Park, California, covering a 110-year period from 70 to -40 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in the NOAA system in 1990.
Use Cases
- Calibrating regional tree-ring chronologies using the ring width series.
- Analyzing year-to-year climate variability by correlating ring width with known climate proxies.
- Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies for the 110-year period covered.
- Validating other paleoclimate records from the Sierra Nevada using this site-specific chronology.
Strengths
- Covers a specific 110-year time period (70 to -40 BP).
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's last recorded update was in 1990, indicating potential staleness in metadata or access methods.
- The sample size (number of tree cores or series) is unknown, limiting statistical assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection via dendrochronology.
- Time Range
- 70 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Wolverton, Sequoia National Park, California, United States.