Zimbabwe Baobab Tree Ring Chronology from 104 to -44 BP

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information provides a paleoclimatology dataset of tree ring parameters from Zimbabwe, Eastern Africa. The data covers a time period from 104 to -44 calendar years before present (BP), archived as part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study, associated with the ITRDB ZIMB001 record, was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like rainfall or temperature using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for Southern Africa using the 148-year proxy record.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and anomalies in Zimbabwe from the time-series data spanning 104 to -44 BP.

Strengths

• Covers a 148-year time period (104 to -44 BP) for climate analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 148-year window, not a continuous long record.
• Data is from a single geographic location (Zimbabwe), limiting regional analysis.
• The dataset was last updated in 1994, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis, archived as study type 'Tree Ring'.

Time Range

104 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Zimbabwe, Eastern Africa.