Mexican Tree Ring Chronology from Pinal de Amole

219 to -48 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring width data from a Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSME) site in Queretaro, Mexico. The dataset provides a chronology for paleoclimate reconstruction and is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. Data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past precipitation or temperature anomalies by analyzing the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate climate models using the 267-year chronology from 219 to -48 BP.
• Study climate extremes and their frequency by identifying narrow or wide ring sequences in the PSME chronology.
• Perform cross-dating with other regional tree ring chronologies using the annual resolution time-series.

Strengths

• Covers a 267-year time period from 219 to -48 calendar years BP.
• Provides annual-resolution data from a single tree species (Pseudotsuga menziesii).
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -48 BP, limiting direct overlap with recent instrumental records.
• Data is from a single geographic site (Queretaro, Mexico), reducing regional representativeness.
• Metadata and underlying raw measurements may be sparse as the record was last updated in 1998.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) samples.

Time Range

219 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Pinal de Amole, Queretaro de Arteaga, Mexico.