NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Woodhouse et al. 2006 Updated Streamflow Reconstructions for the Upper Colorado River Basin
This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Climate Reconstruction. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|tree ring with a geographic location of Colorado, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 425 to -49 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
- Cite as: Woodhouse, C.A.; Gray, S.T.; Meko, D.M. (2006-07-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Woodhouse et al. 2006 Updated Streamflow Reconstructions for the Upper Colorado River Basin. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/3d73-zv15. Accessed [date].
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- doi:10.25921/3d73-zv15
- noaa-recon-6352
- NCEI DSI 1200_02
- NCEI DSI 1200_01
noaa-recon-6352
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Coverage Description | Date Range: 1525 CE to 1999 CE; Date Range: 425 cal yr BP to -49 cal yr BP; |
Time Period | 1525 to 1999 |
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N: 43
S: 37
E: -106
W: -111
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ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Updated proxy reconstructions of water year (October-September) streamflow for four key gauges in the Upper Colorado River Basin were generated using an expanded tree ring network and longer calibration records than in previous efforts. Reconstructed gauges include the Green River at Green River, Utah; Colorado near Cisco, Utah; San Juan near Bluff, Utah; and Colorado at Lees Ferry, Arizona. The reconstructions explain 72-81% of the variance in the gauge records, and results are robust across several reconstruction approaches. Time series plots as well as results of cross-spectral analysis indicate strong spatial coherence in runoff variations across the subbasins. The Lees Ferry reconstruction suggests a higher long-term mean than previous reconstructions but strongly supports earlier findings that Colorado River allocations were based on one of the wettest periods in the past 5 centuries and that droughts more severe than any 20th to 21st century event occurred in the past.
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Purpose | Records of past temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables derived from paleoclimate proxies. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this data set. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the data set citations. |
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