Nepal Tree Ring Chronology from 505 to -48 Years BP

A 553-year tree-ring chronology from the Dobini Danda site in Nepal, Southcentral Asia, covering the period from 505 to -48 calendar years before present. The data were archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was published as part of the International Tree-Ring Databank (ITRDB).

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy record with instrumental data for the region.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events in Southcentral Asia over a multi-century scale.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate shifts using the dated tree-ring series.

Strengths

• Covers a 553-year time period from 505 to -48 calendar years BP.
• Data is part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and the ITRDB.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1998, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and geographic coordinates are not provided in the basic description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1998-01-01

Geography

Dobini Danda, Nepal, Southcentral Asia.