NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring chronology from the Ashiu Locality 1 in Kyoto, Japan. The data covers a 136-year period from 103 to -33 calendar years before present. It was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1983.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate conditions in Kyoto using annual tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with known historical climate events.
- Analyze long-term forest growth trends and ecological responses from the dated tree ring series.
Strengths
- Data spans a 136-year period (103 to -33 BP), providing a multi-century climate proxy.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to 136 years, which is short for some long-term climate trend analyses.
- Data is geographically specific to a single locality in Kyoto, Japan, limiting broader regional inferences.
- The dataset was last updated in 1983, potentially lacking modern methodological refinements.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 103 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- Last updated in 1983.
- Geography
- Ashiu Locality 1, Kyoto, Japan.