252 years of tree-ring data from the Leon River in Texas, providing a proxy record for past climate conditions. The dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and is associated with a Paleoclimatology study type. The data was last updated in the repository in 1982.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past precipitation or drought indices using the tree-ring width chronology.
- Calibrate the tree-ring proxy record against instrumental climate data for the Texas region.
- Analyze the temporal coverage from 220 to -32 BP for long-term climate trends.
- Compare this chronology with other ITRDB series (e.g., ITRDB TX012) for regional climate signal analysis.
Strengths
- Covers a 252-year time period (220 to -32 BP).
- Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and NOAA WDS for Paleoclimatology.
- Provides a geographically specific record for Texas, United States.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -32 BP (1982 CE), lacking recent decades.
- Sample size and replication depth of the underlying tree cores are unknown.
- Limited to a single geographic location (Leon River, Texas).
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring data collection and dendrochronological analysis.
- Time Range
- 220 to -32 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Leon River, Texas, United States Of America.