New Zealand Tree Ring Chronology from Mount French

Tree ring data from Mount French, New Zealand, spans 669 years from 620 to -49 calendar years before present. This paleoclimate record is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating curves for the New Zealand region with the dated annual ring series.
• Analyze long-term climate cycles by examining the time-series of ring width indices.
• Compare this Southern Hemisphere tree ring record with Northern Hemisphere paleoclimate proxies.

Strengths

• Covers a 669-year time period from 620 to -49 BP.
• Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1999.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and site details are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Mount French, New Zealand.