577-year tree ring chronology from 530 to 47 BCE, providing proxy climate data for Southcentral Asia. The dataset is a tree ring study archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in the repository in 1997.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies in Nepal using annual tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models for Southcentral Asia by comparing the tree ring proxy record with instrumental data.
- Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events, such as droughts, from the multi-century chronology.
- Study ecological responses to past climate shifts using the dated tree ring series.
Strengths
- Covers a 577-year time period from 530 to 47 BCE.
- Geographically specific data for Nepal in Southcentral Asia.
Limitations
- Data recency is low, with a last repository update in 1997.
- Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and potential site biases are unknown from the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 530 to -47 calendar years BP (Before Present), equivalent to 530 to 47 BCE.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Nepal, Southcentral Asia.