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Eastern Colorado Palmer Drought Severity Index Reconstruction, NOAA/NGDC/WDC Paleoclimatology Entry ID: NOAA_NGDC_PALEO_WOODHOUSE |
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Summary
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Abstract:
This data set consists of Eastern Colorado May/June/July Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Reconstruction based on tree ring chronologies in the western Great Plains and Front Range. [Abstract] A sustained mid-19th century drought in the western Great Plains has been indicated by a tree-ring analysis of trees flanking the western Great Plains, and in tree-ring reconstructions of drought and streamflow for eastern Colorado and the Colorado Front Range. The development of new tree-ring chronologies for the western Great Plains, in combination with existing chronologies, now enables a more detailed assessment of the spatial and temporal characteristics of this drought. The analysis of a set of drought-sensitive tree-ring chronologies ranging from the northwestern Great Plains to central New Mexico indicates a core area of drought from south-central Wyoming to northeastern New Mexico for the years 1845-56. Drought was particularly severe in the years 1845-48, 1851, and 1854-56, contracting and affecting smaller regions in intervening years. The impact of this drought on natural ecosystems and human activities is difficult to gauge because of the paucity of historical documents and the confounding effects of land use changes occurring over the same period. However, it is probable that this drought played a role in the decimation of bison herds in the second half of the 19th century. Were it to occur today, this relatively small but persistent drought would have significant impacts on the Colorado Front Range metropolitan area and the agricultural regions of eastern Colorado. |
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Link:
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: International Tree-Ring Data Bank Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Additional documentation and graphics |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 42.0 | S: 36.0 | E: -102.0 | W: -106.0 |
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Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
Woodhouse, C.A., J.J. Lukas, and P.M. Brown
Dataset Title: Eastern Colorado Palmer Drought Severity Index Reconstruction Dataset Release Date: December 2002 Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center Paleoclimatology Issue Identification: IGBP PAGES/WDC Paleoclimatology Contribution #2002-083 Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pubs/woodhouse2002/woodhouse2002.html |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1552-01-01 |
| Stop Date: 1990-12-31 |
Paleo_Temporal_Coverage
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Paleo Start Date:
500 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp Chrono Unit: |
Location Keywords
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GEOGRAPHIC REGION
> ARCTIC
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > COLORADO |
Data Resolution
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Temporal Resolution:
May-June Annual
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Science Keywords
| ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >DROUGHT [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION >TREE RINGS [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS >TREE RINGS [Definition] |
| CLIMATE INDICATORS >LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS >DROUGHT INDICES >PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDEX >PDSI [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS >DROUGHT/PRECIPITATION RECONSTRUCTION [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS >STREAMFLOW RECONSTRUCTION [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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BIOTA
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION |
Platform
| GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS [Information] |
Project
| IGBP >International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme [Information] |
| PAGES >Past Global Changes, IGBP [Information] |
Access Constraints
| None |
Use Constraints
| None |
Keywords
| Great Plains |
| Eastern Colorado |
| tree-ring reconstructions |
| dendrochronology |
| Palmer Drought Severity Index Reconstruction |
| PDSI |
Data Set Progress
| COMPLETE |
Originating Center
| NOAA/NCDC |
Data Center
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World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ Dataset ID: Data Contribution Series #2002-083
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
online ftp, WWW
Distribution_Format: ascii Fees: none |
Personnel
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CONNIE
A.
WOODHOUSE Role: INVESTIGATOR Email: conniew1 at email.arizona.edu Contact Address: Department of Geography and Regional Development University of Arizona City: Tucson Province or State: AZ Postal Code: 85721 Country: USA |
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JEFFREY
J.
LUKAS Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 303-735-8101 Email: Lukas at stripe.Colorado.edu Contact Address: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research University of Colorado Campus Box 450 City: Bolder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0450 Country: USA |
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PETER
M.
BROWN Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 970-229-9557 Email: pmb at rmtrr.org Contact Address: Rocky Mountain Tree-Ring Research, Inc. 2901 Moore Lane?? City: Ft. Collins Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80526 Country: USA |
Publications/References
Woodhouse, C.A., J.J. Lukas, and P.M. Brown, 2002, Drought in the
Western Great Plains, 1845-56: Impacts and Implications Bulletin of
the American Meteorological Society, 83, 10, 1485-1493.
Woodhouse, C.A. and P.M. Brown, 2001, Tree-ring evidence for Great
Plains drought. Tree-Ring Research, 59, 89-103.
Western Great Plains, 1845-56: Impacts and Implications Bulletin of
the American Meteorological Society, 83, 10, 1485-1493.
Woodhouse, C.A. and P.M. Brown, 2001, Tree-ring evidence for Great
Plains drought. Tree-Ring Research, 59, 89-103.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2003-04-08
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-01-21
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