A tree-ring width chronology from the Lily Lake site in Colorado, United States, developed from ponderosa pine (PSME). The dataset provides paleoclimate proxy data covering the period from 750 to -37 calendar years before present. It is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width time-series.
- Calibrate climate models using the high-resolution proxy data from 750 to -37 BP.
- Study ecological resilience and growth patterns of ponderosa pine (PSME) in Colorado over centuries.
- Correlate this chronology with other regional tree-ring datasets to analyze spatial climate patterns.
Strengths
- Time-series coverage spans 787 years from 750 to -37 BP.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's last update was in 1987, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent methodological revisions.
- Specific sample size, replication, and measurement statistics are unknown from the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) of ponderosa pine (PSME).
- Time Range
- 750 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Lily Lake, Colorado, United States of America.