Colorado Tree Ring Chronology from Eldora Site

234 calendar years of tree ring data from the Eldora site in Colorado, United States, for paleoclimatic reconstruction. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was published in 1982.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records for the Colorado region.
• Analyze growth response patterns to environmental stressors across the 234-year time span covered.

Strengths

• Time series covers 234 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA NCEI, an authoritative source for paleoclimate data.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends in 1982, making the data historically valuable but not recent.
• The specific sample size (number of tree cores) and measurement parameters are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Eldora, Colorado, United States Of America.