346 to -36 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data from a Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) site in New Mexico. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, contributed by Swetnam and associated with the ITRDB site NM555. It was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate conditions like precipitation or temperature using tree ring width measurements.
- Analyze growth trends and anomalies in Pinus ponderosa over a 382-year period.
- Calibrate and validate climate models with proxy data from a specific geospatial location in New Mexico.
- Study the frequency and impact of historical disturbances, such as droughts or fires, on forest ecosystems.
Strengths
- Covers a 382-year time period from 346 to -36 BP.
- Provides proxy climate data from a specific, documented tree species (Pinus ponderosa) and location.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1986.
- The specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are not provided in the input.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 346 to -36 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Abouselman Spring, New Mexico, United States.