Jacob Lake Ponderosa Pine Tree Ring Chronology from Arizona

369 to -26 calendar years before present of tree ring width measurements from Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) at Jacob Lake, Arizona. The dataset is part of the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives, contributed by Stokes. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1976.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past precipitation or drought indices using the annual tree ring width series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with instrumental climate records.
• Analyze long-term forest growth trends and responses to climate events from the ring width data.
• Establish a dated chronology for archaeological or geological studies in the Arizona region using the tree ring series.

Strengths

• Time series covers a significant period of 395 years (from 369 to -26 BP).
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1976, indicating it is temporally stale and may not reflect modern processing standards.
• Specific sample depth, replication statistics, and measurement uncertainty metrics are not provided in the available description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).

Time Range

369 to -26 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1976-01-01

Geography

Jacob Lake, Arizona, United States of America.