Mount Bruce Tree Ring Chronology for New Zealand Paleoclimate

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from Mount Bruce, New Zealand. The data coverage spans from 192 to -29 calendar years before present (BP), indicating it includes years before and after the 1950 baseline. This dataset is provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width parameter as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating models using the precisely dated tree-ring chronology from 192 to -29 BP.
• Study inter-hemispheric climate teleconnections by comparing the Mount Bruce tree-ring series with other Southern Hemisphere paleoclimate records.

Strengths

• Data spans 221 years of calendar years before present (192 to -29 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1979, indicating it is a static archive with no recent revisions.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and replication statistics are not provided in the summary.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Mount Bruce, New Zealand.