New Zealand Tree Ring Chronology from Coronation Mine, Waihi

Tree ring parameters from a single site in New Zealand provide a 693-year climate record from 796 to 104 calendar years before present. The data is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This paleoclimate study was last updated in the NOAA system in 1846.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy record with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term growth trends at the Coronation Mine site to study environmental changes.
• Cross-date the tree ring series with other regional chronologies to validate the timeline.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 693-year period (796 to 104 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a site-specific proxy record for a defined geographic location in New Zealand.

Limitations

• Single-site record limits spatial representativeness for broader regional analysis.
• Temporal coverage ends over 1900 years ago, with no modern data for recent climate comparison.
• Precise parameters (e.g., measurement type, species) and sample depth are unspecified in 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

796 to 104 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Coronation Mine, Waihi, New Zealand.