Capote Knob Tree Ring Chronology for Texas Paleoclimate

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree ring chronology from the Capote Knob site in Texas, United States. The data covers 270 years, from 238 to -32 calendar years before present. This study was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation or temperature using annual tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other proxy records for the specified time period.
• Analyze long-term environmental changes in Texas by examining growth patterns in the tree ring series.

Strengths

• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
• Provides a 270-year temporal coverage for climate reconstruction.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, last updated in 1982.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement details are not provided in the available description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1982-01-01

Geography

Capote Knob, Texas, United States Of America.