Big Bend Pine Canyon Tree Ring Chronology From 198 To -15 BP

Tree ring width data from a Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) site in Pine Canyon, Big Bend, Texas. The chronology covers the period from 198 to -15 calendar years before present, indicating a span crossing the year zero. This archived paleoclimatology study is provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past precipitation or temperature anomalies using the tree ring width time series.
• Calibrate the tree ring chronology against other regional proxies to validate climate models.
• Analyze growth patterns in Pinus ponderosa to study ecological responses to past climatic events in Texas.

Strengths

• Time series coverage spans 213 years, crossing the year zero BP.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage ends at -15 BP, providing no data for recent centuries.
• Sample size, geographic representativeness, and replication depth are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from a Pinus ponderosa site.

Time Range

From 198 to -15 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Pine Canyon, Big Bend, Texas, United States of America.