Organ Mountains Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Analysis

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Organ Mountains Site 3 in New Mexico, USA. The chronology covers a period from 353 to -20 calendar years before present. Data are maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using tree ring width measurements as a proxy.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with known historical climate periods.
• Analyze growth patterns in Pinus strobiformis (PSME) trees to study ecological responses to environmental stress.

Strengths

• Data spans 373 years of chronology from 353 to -20 BP.
• Sourced from a specific site (Organ Mountains Site 3) allowing for localized climate analysis.

Limitations

• Sample size and replication depth for individual years are unknown from the description.
• The dataset's temporal coverage ends 20 years before present, limiting analysis of the most recent climate.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

353 to -20 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Organ Mountains, New Mexico, United States Of America.