New Zealand Tree Ring Chronology for Climate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Batten Range in New Zealand. The chronology covers the period from 267 to -41 calendar years before present. This dataset is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the provided year-by-year growth indices.
• Analyze climate response patterns by correlating the ring width series with known historical climate events.
• Study ecological responses to environmental changes in New Zealand's subalpine regions using the growth record.

Strengths

• Time series spans 308 years (267 to -41 BP), providing a multi-century record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1991, indicating potential staleness in metadata or methods.
• Sample size, replication, and specific measurement parameters are unknown from the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

267 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Flanagans Hut, Batten Range, New Zealand.