Pink Pine Tree Ring Widths from New Zealand (493 to -49 BP)

Tree-ring width measurements from Pink Pine in New Zealand provide a 542-year climate proxy record. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives this paleoclimatology study, which was last updated in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation in New Zealand using the tree-ring width time-series.
• Calibrate the tree-ring width chronology against other Australasian paleoclimate proxies.
• Analyze climate anomalies and trends during the period from 493 to -49 calendar years BP.

Strengths

• Covers a 542-year time period (493 to -49 calendar years BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1999.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single location in New Zealand.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

New Zealand.