Tree ring width measurements from the Mount Trumbull Site A June Tank Tuweep area in Arizona. The dataset covers a 344-year period from 330 to -14 calendar years before present. It was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information as part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation by analyzing annual tree ring width variations.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models using the established tree ring sequence.
- Study the frequency and severity of historical drought events in Arizona from the tree ring growth record.
- Compare this site's growth chronology with other regional tree ring datasets to identify broader climate patterns.
Strengths
- Covers a 344-year time period (330 to -14 BP)
- Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -14 BP (1964 CE), lacking recent decades
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Arizona
- Sample size and replication statistics are unknown from the description
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology
- Collection Method
- Tree ring core sampling and measurement (dendrochronology)
- Time Range
- 330 to -14 calendar years before present (BP)
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Mount Trumbull Site A June Tank Tuweep, Arizona, United States