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Tree ring dataset for a regional avalanche chronology in Colorado 1319-2022

December 4, 2024
This dataset includes processed tree ring data from avalanche paths throughout Colorado, USA. The data were processed in three distinct phases that resulted in this dataset: collection, processing, and avalanche signal analysis. This dataset consists of samples from 1188 cross-sections and increment cores from 1023 individual trees within 24 avalanche paths across the region. From these samples 4135 probable avalanche related growth disturbances were identified.
Publication Year 2024
Title Tree ring dataset for a regional avalanche chronology in Colorado 1319-2022
DOI 10.5066/P1353HSN
Authors Erich H Peitzsch, Karen M Milone, Ethan Greene, Jason Konigsberg, Nickolas E Zeibig-Kichas, Daniel K Stahle, Karl W. Birkeland, Kelly Elder
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) Headquarters
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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