Tree ring width data from Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) at the Soap Creek site in Colorado, providing a 458-year chronology from 409 to -49 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1999.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct annual precipitation or drought indices from tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models using the 458-year chronology to validate past temperature estimates.
- Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity of Ponderosa Pine (PIPO) in Colorado.
- Cross-date archaeological wood samples using the established Soap Creek master chronology.
- Study long-term ecological trends and forest resilience over a multi-century timescale.
Strengths
- 458-year chronology provides a multi-century climate record.
- Data sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data last updated in 1999, making it temporally stale for recent analyses.
- Specific sample size, measurement methods, and column details are unknown from the description.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Soap Creek, Colorado).
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring core samples analyzed via dendrochronology.
- Time Range
- 409 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Soap Creek, Colorado, United States of America.