Pine Mountain North Tree Ring Chronology for California Paleoclimate

Tree ring data from the Pine Mountain North site in California, United States, covering 524 years from 480 to -43 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in 1993.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical climate parameters like temperature or precipitation from tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other proxy records for the specified time period.
• Analyze growth patterns in the tree-ring series to identify periods of environmental stress or favorable conditions.

Strengths

• Covers a 524-year time period (480 to -43 BP), providing a multi-century climate record.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1993, potentially lacking modern reanalysis.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data structure are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

480 to -43 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1993-01-01

Geography

Pine Mountain North, California, United States of America.