Tree Ring Chronology from Ecleto Creek, Texas

Tree ring width measurements from Ecleto Creek, Texas, span 301 years from 255 to -46 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archives this paleoclimatology data for climate reconstruction studies. The data was published in 1996.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual precipitation or drought indices for Texas using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with other regional paleoclimate proxy records.
• Analyze growth anomalies in the ring width series to identify extreme climatic events like severe droughts.

Strengths

• Covers a 301-year time period for long-term climate analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1996.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Texas, USA.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

255 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1996-01-01

Geography

Ecleto Creek, Texas, United States Of America.