New Zealand Tree Ring Chronology from Doubtful Creek

170 to -29 calendar years before present of tree ring parameters from a site in New Zealand. The data is an archived paleoclimatology study from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The study type is Tree Ring and the data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1979.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for the New Zealand region with the 199-year chronology.
• Analyze the frequency of extreme climatic events in the Doubtful Creek area through anomalies in the ring parameter data.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate shifts using the dated tree ring record.

Strengths

• Covers a 199-year time period (170 to -29 BP), providing a multi-century record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -29 BP (approximately 1979 AD), lacking recent decades.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement uncertainties are not detailed without consulting full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

170 to -29 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Doubtful Creek, New Zealand.