Lookout Mountain Tree Ring Chronology from Oregon

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from Lookout Mountain, Oregon, for the species Pinus ponderosa (PIPO). Data coverage spans 421 to -45 calendar years before present, providing a multi-century paleoclimate record. The dataset was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using the annual tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate the tree-ring chronology against known climate events within the 421 to -45 BP time range.
• Analyze growth patterns of Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) in Oregon's historical environment.
• Compare this site chronology (ITRDB OR046) with other regional tree-ring datasets for spatial climate analysis.

Strengths

• Chronology covers a multi-century time period of approximately 466 years.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1995.
• Specific sample depth, measurement statistics, and climate parameter correlations are not provided in the basic description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Pinus ponderosa samples.

Time Range

421 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Lookout Mountain, Oregon, United States of America.