Arizona Ponderosa Pine Tree Ring Chronology from 289 to -16 BP

Tree ring data from a Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) site in Cienega, Arizona, provides a climate proxy record. The chronology covers 305 years, from 289 to -16 calendar years before present (BP), archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was published in 1966.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual precipitation or drought indices using tree-ring width measurements as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with other paleoclimate records for the region.
• Analyze growth patterns (e.g., ring-width indices) to study ecological responses to past climate events in Arizona.

Strengths

• 305-year chronology providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 305-year period ending over 2000 years ago.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Cienega, Arizona), reducing regional representativeness.
• The dataset's last update was in 1966, potentially lacking modern reanalysis or updated standardization methods.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from Ponderosa Pine samples.

Time Range

289 to -16 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Cienega, Arizona, United States Of America.