Tree ring data from a Colorado site provides a chronology spanning 523 calendar years before present. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archives this paleoclimatology study for dendrochronological research. The dataset was last updated in 1964.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation from annual tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate and validate climate models using the 523-year proxy record from Colorado.
- Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors for the PSME (Pinus ponderosa) species in the ITRDB CO060 site.
- Establish a dated chronology for archaeological or geological studies in the region using the tree ring time series.
Strengths
- Covers a 523-year time period from 509 to -14 calendar years BP.
- Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -14 years BP, limiting analysis of the most recent centuries.
- Data last updated in 1964, indicating potential staleness and lack of modern methodological revisions.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 509 to -14 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Colorado, United States of America.