Red Canyon Tree Ring Chronology for Colorado Climate Reconstruction

663 years of tree ring data from Red Canyon, Colorado, spanning from 614 to 49 years before present. This paleoclimatology study was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1999.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies from tree ring width chronologies.
• Calibrate climate models using a 663-year proxy record for the Colorado region.
• Analyze long-term climate variability and extreme events like droughts using the time-series data.
• Cross-date archaeological wood samples from the region using the established tree ring chronology.

Strengths

• Time series covers 663 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate proxy.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset has not been updated since 1999, potentially missing newer methodological refinements.
• Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and site details are not provided in the basic description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

614 to 49 years before present (BP).

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Red Canyon, Colorado, United States of America.