Crater Lake Ponderosa Pine Tree Ring Chronology

Tree ring data from Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) at Crater Lake, Oregon, spans 418 years from 378 to -40 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1990. It is a paleoclimatology study for reconstructing past environmental conditions.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records.
• Analyze growth patterns and climate sensitivity of Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) in Oregon.
• Study long-term environmental changes at Crater Lake over a 418-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a 418-year time period (378 to -40 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a geographically specific record for Crater Lake, Oregon.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1990.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data structure are unknown from the description.
• The time period uses calendar years before present (BP), which may require conversion for analysis with Common Era dates.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

378 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1990-01-01

Geography

Crater Lake, Oregon, United States of America.