Tree ring width measurements from the Pedro Mountains Site A Prarie in Wyoming, United States. The chronology covers a period from 340 to -14 calendar years before present. Data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation from tree ring width series.
- Calibrate and validate climate models using the high-resolution annual chronology.
- Analyze growth patterns and extreme events recorded in the ring width data.
- Compare this site's chronology with other regional tree ring records for spatial climate analysis.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 354 years, providing a multi-century climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- The dataset appears to have a last update date of 1964, indicating it is a historical archive and not actively maintained.
- Sample size and replication statistics for the site are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Dendrochronology; tree ring sampling and measurement.
- Time Range
- 340 to -14 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Pedro Mountains Site A Prarie, Wyoming, United States of America.