Indian Tree Ring Chronology from 341 to -32 BP

341 to -32 calendar years before present of tree ring data from Jammu and Kashmir, India. The dataset is part of the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive and is associated with a Tree Ring study type. Data were last updated in the archive in 1982.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy record with other paleoclimate datasets for the region.
• Analyze long-term environmental changes in Jammu and Kashmir by examining trends in the annual tree ring parameters.

Strengths

• Covers a significant 373-year period from 341 to -32 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends over 2000 years ago, limiting analysis of recent climate trends.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single location (Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir).
• Data were last updated in the archive in 1982, indicating potential staleness of metadata or documentation.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

341 to -32 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1982-01-01

Geography

Jammu and Kashmir, India (specific location: Pahalgam).