Tree ring data from Oregon, USA, provides a chronology from 457 to -41 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The associated study type is Tree Ring and the data was last updated in 1991.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using annual tree ring width measurements.
- Analyze the historical frequency and impact of prescribed fires on forest growth, indicated by fire scars or growth releases in the ring series.
- Calibrate the tree ring chronology against known climate events or fire records using the calendar year BP time scale.
- Study forest resilience and post-fire recovery patterns in Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) stands from the Pringle Falls area.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 498 years (from 457 to -41 BP), providing a multi-century record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data recency is limited, with a last update date of 1991, potentially missing modern verification.
- Specific sample size, replication statistics, and measurement parameters are unknown from the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) samples.
- Time Range
- 457 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Pringle Falls, Oregon, United States Of America.