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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - US West Coast 500 Year Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index Reconstruction

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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 United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 450 to -63 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: Wise, E.K. (2016-04-22): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - US West Coast 500 Year Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/3p1a-zc89. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage Description Date Range: 1500 CE to 2013 CE; Date Range: 450 cal yr BP to -63 cal yr BP;
Time Period 1500 to 2013
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -125
East: -114
South: 32
North: 49
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Five centuries of U.S. West Coast drought: Occurrence, spatial distribution, and associated atmospheric circulation patterns
    • Associated Reference published 2016
      Erika K. Wise, 2016: Five centuries of U.S. West Coast drought: Occurrence, spatial distribution, and associated atmospheric circulation patterns. Geophysical Research Letters, 43, , 10.1002/2016GL068487
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-04-22
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: Tree-ring based, gridded (0.5°x0.5°) cool-season (Oct-Mar) Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) reconstruction for the US West Coast 1500-2013 CE.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: The U.S. West Coast drought commencing in 2012 developed in association with a large, persistent high-pressure ridge linked to internal atmospheric variability. This study places the occurrence, spatial patterns, and associated circulation features of West Coast drought into a paleoclimate context through a synoptic dendroclimatology approach linking atmospheric circulation to surface hydroclimate patterns. Spatial reconstructions of upper-atmosphere pressure patterns and cool-season drought show that West Coast-wide drought, although relatively rare compared to north-south dipole drought, has occurred periodically since 1500 CE and is consistently associated with a strong ridge centered along the Pacific Northwest coast. Atmospheric blocking is also linked to north-dry dipole droughts, while south-dry and wider Western droughts indicate La Niña-type patterns. The transition latitude between the northern and southern sides of the western precipitation dipole, important for California hydroclimate patterns, has had frequent year-to-year fluctuations but remained centered on 40°N over the past five centuries.
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.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Wise, E.K. (2016-04-22): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - US West Coast 500 Year Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/3p1a-zc89. Accessed [date].
  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
Cited Authors
  • Wise, E.K.
Originators
  • Wise, E.K.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Paleoclimate Reconstructions
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|tree ring
  • earth science > paleoclimate > reconstructions > precipitation
  • Precipitation Reconstruction
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: longitude; Material: null
  • What: standardized precipitation index; Material: null
  • What: latitude; Material: null
  • What: standardized precipitation index; Material: null
  • What: standardized precipitation index; Material: null
  • What: standardized precipitation index; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: standardized precipitation index; Material: null
  • What: standardized precipitation index; Material: null
  • What: standardized precipitation index; Material: null
  • What: p-value; Material: null
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America > US West Coast > LATITUDE > LONGITUDE
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Wise, E.K. (2016-04-22): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - US West Coast 500 Year Gridded Standardized Precipitation Index Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/3p1a-zc89. Accessed [date].
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  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
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