Colorado Tree-Ring Chronology from 381 to 49 Years Before Present

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring dataset from the Escalante Forks area in Colorado. The data provides a chronology covering the period from 381 to 49 calendar years before present (BP). This dataset was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree-ring width measurements.
• Analyze growth patterns and anomalies within the chronology to identify past drought events.
• Calibrate the tree-ring chronology with other proxy records for the Colorado region.
• Study the response of tree growth to environmental changes over a 430-year historical period.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 430 years, from 381 to 49 calendar years BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data recency is low, with a last update date of 1999.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a specific site in Colorado, United States.
• The specific parameters and measurement details require examination of metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

381 to 49 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.