Disappointment Valley Tree Ring Chronology from Colorado

NOAA NCEI's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree-ring chronology from Disappointment Valley, Colorado. The data covers a period from 346 to -52 calendar years before present. This dataset was published by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 2002.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past precipitation levels using tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrating climate models with proxy temperature data from the Colorado region.
• Analyzing long-term environmental stress patterns recorded in the PIED (Pinus edulis) species.
• Studying climate anomalies during the period 346 to -52 calendar years BP.

Strengths

• Data spans 398 calendar years (from 346 to -52 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset was last updated in 2002, indicating potential staleness.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

346 to -52 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated on 2002-01-01.

Geography

Disappointment Valley, Colorado, United States of America.