Tree Ring Chronology from El Salto West Sierra Madre Mexico

A tree ring chronology dataset from the El Salto West Sierra Madre region in Durango, Mexico, provides paleoclimate parameters. It covers a time period from 358 to -15 calendar years before present. The data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past precipitation or temperature anomalies by analyzing annual tree ring width variations.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronologies using the provided calendar years before present (BP) time series.
• Study climate sensitivity of Pinus strobiformis (PSME) growth in the Sierra Madre Occidental region.
• Analyze long-term climate trends and extreme events over a 373-year period captured in the ring records.

Strengths

• Covers a 373-year time period from 358 to -15 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -15 BP, indicating the most recent data point is from approximately 1965, making it temporally stale for modern analysis.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data formats are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from Pinus strobiformis (PSME).

Time Range

358 to -15 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

El Salto West Sierra Madre, Durango, Mexico.