NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a tree ring chronology from Estancia San Justo in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. The data covers a period from 227 to -35 calendar years before present (BP). This dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1985.
Use Cases
- Analyze tree ring width sequences to reconstruct past climate variability in Tierra del Fuego.
- Correlate the chronology data with other proxy records to study regional climate events.
- Use the time-series data to calibrate climate models for the Southern Hemisphere.
Strengths
- Data spans a specific time range of 262 years (227 to -35 BP)
- Provides a geographically precise location: Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 262-year period
- Dataset is stale, last updated in 1985
- No column or sample data information is available
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology)
- Time Range
- 227 to -35 calendar years before present (BP)
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Estancia San Justo, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina