Red Butte Tree Ring Chronology For Arizona Paleoclimate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Red Butte site in Arizona. The chronology covers 551 years, from 535 to -16 calendar years before present. This dataset is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring time-series data with other proxy records.
• Analyze long-term ecological responses to climate change from the 551-year tree ring record.
• Study regional climate extremes and their frequency by examining annual growth variations in the chronology.

Strengths

• Time-series covers a 551-year period, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last recorded update was in 1966, indicating potentially stale metadata and lack of recent curation.
• Specific sample depth, measurement methods, and raw measurement columns 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 data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

535 to -16 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Red Butte site, Arizona, United States of America.