Yegua Creek Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Analysis

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Yegua Creek site in Texas. The data provides a proxy climate record spanning from 279 to -32 calendar years before present. This study was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1982.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with instrumental records for the Texas region.
• Analyze the frequency and severity of historical drought events from the ring width time series.
• Study the growth response of tree species to climatic forcing over a multi-century period.

Strengths

• Time series covers a significant period of 311 calendar years.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset temporal coverage ends in 1982, lacking modern observations.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Yegua Creek, Texas).
• Specific parameters and measurement units are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Yegua Creek, Texas, United States of America.