486 calendar years of tree ring data from the Mesa de Maya site in Colorado, United States, for paleoclimate reconstruction. The dataset is part of the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in the repository in 1997.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using annual tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models against the established tree ring chronology.
- Analyze growth patterns and environmental stress events recorded in the PIPO (Pinus ponderosa) tree species data.
- Compare this local Colorado chronology with other regional tree ring datasets to identify broader climate signals.
Strengths
- Covers a 533-year time period from 486 to -47 calendar years before present.
- Provides a physically dated proxy record for climate reconstruction in a specific geographic location.
- Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's last known update was in 1997, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent maintenance.
- Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data formats are unknown from the provided metadata.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Mesa de Maya, Colorado), reducing regional representativeness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology) from Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) trees.
- Time Range
- 486 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Mesa de Maya, Colorado, United States of America.