Nepalese Tree Ring Chronology from 196 to -48 BP

244-year tree ring chronology from 196 to -48 calendar years before present, collected in Nepal. The dataset contains parameters for dendrochronological analysis and is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width parameters.
• Calibrating climate models by comparing the proxy tree ring chronology with other paleoclimate records.
• Analyzing long-term environmental changes in Nepal by examining the 244-year time-series of tree ring data.
• Studying the response of tree growth to historical climatic events recorded in the ring parameters.

Strengths

• Covers a 244-year time period from 196 to -48 BP.
• Geographically specific data from a single location in Nepal.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in the source system in 1998.
• Unknown sample size (row count) and specific column details limit analytical scope.
• Potential geographic bias as data is from a single site in Southcentral Asia.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

196 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Nepal, Southcentral Asia.