New Zealand Tree Ring Chronology from 220 to 29 BCE

Tree ring data from New Zealand provides a 249-year chronology for reconstructing past climate conditions from 220 to 29 years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. This specific study was published in 1979.

Use Cases

• Calibrate climate models by analyzing tree ring width as a proxy for historical temperature or precipitation in New Zealand.
• Establish regional climate chronologies by cross-dating the tree ring time-series with other proxy records.
• Study environmental events by identifying marker years or growth anomalies within the 249-year ring sequence.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 249-year time period from 220 to 29 BCE.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1979, indicating potentially outdated metadata or methods.
• The exact sample size, geographic precision, and measured parameters beyond 'tree ring' are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

220 to -29 calendar years BP (approximately 220 BCE to 29 BCE).

Freshness

1979-01-01

Geography

New Zealand.