323 calendar years of tree ring data from Monarch Pass, Colorado, collected from Ponderosa Pine (PIPO). This paleoclimatology dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1999.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using annual tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with instrumental records for the Colorado region.
- Analyze growth patterns in Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) to study ecological responses to historical climate events.
- Establish a dated chronology for cross-referencing with other paleoclimate proxies from the Southwestern United States.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 323 calendar years before present, providing a multi-century climate record.
- Data is sourced from a specific, documented location (Monarch Pass, Colorado) and tree species (PIPO).
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at 49 years BP, making the most recent data approximately 2,000 years old and not directly comparable to modern instrumental records.
- The dataset was last updated in 1999, indicating potential staleness in metadata or documentation standards.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 323 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Monarch Pass, Colorado, United States of America.