383 tree-ring width measurements from the Horse Canyon Ridge site in Nevada, USA, covering the period from 383 to -28 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology dataset was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information as part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data collection was last updated in 1978.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology as a proxy.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring time series against instrumental records for the Nevada region.
- Analyze growth patterns in the tree-ring series to identify extreme drought or wet periods over a 411-year span.
- Correlate the Horse Canyon Ridge chronology with other ITRDB site records to assess regional climate coherence.
Strengths
- 411-year temporal coverage from 383 to -28 BP provides a multi-century climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's last update was in 1978, indicating it is temporally stale and may lack modern methodological refinements.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Horse Canyon Ridge, Nevada), reducing regional generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis, likely measuring ring widths to build a chronology.
- Time Range
- 383 to -28 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Horse Canyon Ridge, Nevada, United States of America.