Tierra del Fuego Tree Ring Chronology from 211 to -36 BP

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive contains tree ring parameters from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. The time period coverage spans from 211 to -36 calendar years before present. The data is archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1986.

Use Cases

• Analyze tree ring width parameters to reconstruct past climate conditions in Tierra del Fuego.
• Correlate the tree ring chronology with other paleoclimate proxies for the Southern Hemisphere.
• Study the response of local tree species to climatic events over a 247-year period.
• Validate climate models using historical tree ring data from a high-latitude region.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 247-year period (211 to -36 BP).
• Geographic location is precisely defined as Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
• Archived by an authoritative source, NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is stale, last updated in 1986.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement methods are not detailed in the provided description.
• The calendar year range includes negative values (-36 BP), which may require careful interpretation.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis.

Time Range

211 to -36 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1986-01-01

Geography

Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.