Cabresto Canyon Tree Ring Chronology from 358 to 31 BCE

A tree-ring chronology from Cabresto Canyon, New Mexico, covering 389 years from 358 to 31 BCE. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. Data was last updated in the repository in 1981.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like precipitation or temperature using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze long-term forest growth patterns and disturbance history from the ring-width time series.
• Establish a regional dendrochronological reference chronology for dating other samples from New Mexico.

Strengths

• 389-year continuous time series from 358 to 31 BCE.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1981, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
• Specific sample depth, measurement statistics, and raw measurement columns are not described.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single canyon site in New Mexico.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) of PIED (Pinus edulis) samples.

Time Range

358 to -31 calendar years BP (Before Present, where present=1950), equivalent to 359 BCE to 31 CE.

Freshness

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Geography

Cabresto Canyon, New Mexico, United States of America.