Nutrioso Tree Ring Chronology for Arizona Paleoclimate

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from the Nutrioso site in Arizona. The data provides a climate proxy record spanning 378 years, from 363 to -15 calendar years before present. This dataset was produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies from the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models using the 378-year proxy record for the Arizona region.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and variability from the time-series data.
• Compare this site's chronology with other ITRDB records for regional climate synthesis.

Strengths

• Data spans a 378-year period, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Hosted by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage ends at -15 BP (1965 AD), making the record temporally stale for recent climate analysis.
• Specific sample depth, measurement statistics, and climate parameter correlations 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 data collection and chronology development.

Time Range

363 to -15 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Nutrioso site, Arizona, United States of America.