New Zealand Tree Ring Chronology from 787 to 475 BP

New Zealand tree ring data provides a paleoclimate record for the period 787 to 475 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It is associated with the NCEI study type 'Tree Ring'.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width parameter.
• Calibrate climate models for the New Zealand region using the 312-year chronology.
• Study inter-annual to centennial-scale climate variability in the Southern Hemisphere from the time-series data.
• Correlate the tree-ring parameters with other regional paleoclimate proxies for multi-proxy climate reconstruction.

Strengths

• Covers a continuous 312-year period (787 to 475 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Sample size and replication depth for the tree-ring chronology are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site ('16 Maritime Terrace, Birkenhead') in New Zealand.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

787 to 475 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

New Zealand (specific location: 16 Maritime Terrace, Birkenhead).