NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Lockley Spur Road site in Tasmania, Australia. The data covers a time period from 371 to -25 calendar years before present. This study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the dated tree ring series.
- Analyze climate response functions by correlating ring-width indices with instrumental climate data.
- Study ecological resilience by examining growth patterns during known historical climate events.
Strengths
- Time series spans 396 years, from 371 to -25 calendar years BP.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date recorded as 1975.
- Specific sample size (number of tree cores), measurement parameters, and replication statistics are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 371 to -25 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Lockley Spur Road site, Tasmania, Australia.