Tree Ring Chronology Data from Tuweep, Arizona

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree ring chronology from Tuweep, Arizona. The data covers a period from 220 to -14 calendar years before present. This dataset was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation from tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating models using the dated tree ring chronology.
• Analyze long-term ecological responses to climate change using the growth record.
• Compare this site's chronology with other regional tree ring datasets for spatial climate analysis.

Strengths

• Data spans 234 years of chronological coverage.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1964, indicating it is temporally stale.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data structure 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 analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

220 to -14 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1964-01-01

Geography

Tuweep, Arizona, United States of America.