New Zealand Saltwater Forest Tree-Ring Chronology 820 BP to Present

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from the Saltwater Forest site in New Zealand. The data covers a period from 820 calendar years before present to the present, compiled by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. It is part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank collection for paleoclimate research.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the precisely dated tree-ring series.
• Analyze forest growth trends and responses to environmental events over a multi-century timeframe.
• Compare this Southern Hemisphere tree-ring record with other paleoclimate proxies for global climate studies.

Strengths

• Time series spans approximately 839 years, from 820 BP to the present.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The exact number of tree core samples, measurement variables, and data resolution are unspecified.
• The 'last updated' metadata date of 1969-01-01 suggests potential staleness in metadata management.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collected from the Saltwater Forest site, likely from core samples measuring annual growth rings.

Time Range

820 calendar years before present to the present.

Geography

New Zealand (specific location details are in the metadata).