Mason Mountain Tree Ring Chronology from Texas (273 to -32 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from Mason Mountain, Texas, United States. The dataset provides parameters for dendroclimatic reconstruction, covering the period from 273 to -32 calendar years before present. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1982.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate the chronology against other paleoclimate records using its documented calendar year timestamps.
• Analyze long-term drought frequency and severity for the Texas region from the derived tree-ring parameters.
• Validate climate model simulations of the past millennium against the high-resolution proxy data from this site.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 305 years (273 to -32 BP), providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 305-year period, not continuous to the present.
• Data is geographically specific to a single site (Mason Mountain, Texas), limiting regional generalization.
• The dataset's last known update was in 1982, potentially lacking modern reanalysis or methodological refinements.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 1982-01-01.

Geography

Mason Mountain, Texas, United States Of America.