California Tree Ring Chronology from Sardine Point (940-49 BP)

A 989-year tree-ring chronology from Sardine Point, California, spanning from 940 to 49 calendar years before present. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and was contributed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. It was last updated in the archive in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation from the tree-ring width parameter.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records for the California region.
• Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest growth responses to climate over a ~1000-year period.
• Cross-date and validate other paleoclimate proxy records from the western United States using this chronology.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal span of 989 calendar years (940 to 49 BP).
• Part of the authoritative NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive with standardized metadata.
• Provides a geographically specific record for California, United States.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last known update in 1999.
• Specific sample depth, measurement variables, and potential uncertainties within the chronology 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

940 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Sardine Point, California, United States Of America.