Lava Cast Forest Ponderosa Pine Tree Ring Chronology

495 to -49 calendar years before present tree ring data from the Lava Cast Forest in Oregon, USA. This paleoclimatology study was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and is part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology collection. The data were last updated in the NOAA system in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with known historical climate events.
• Study forest growth responses to volcanic activity, given the site's location in the Lava Cast Forest.
• Analyze long-term climate trends over a ~544-year period in the pre-instrumental era.

Strengths

• Covers a 544-year temporal range (495 to -49 calendar years BP).
• Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• Data recency is low, with a last update recorded in 1999.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and potential data gaps are unknown from the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single forest site in Oregon.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Lava Cast Forest, Oregon, United States Of America.