Argentine Tree Ring Chronology from 354 to 39 BCE

A 393-year tree-ring chronology from Neuquen, Argentina, provides data for climate reconstruction. The dataset is archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1989.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models for the Southern Hemisphere using the 393-year proxy record.
• Analyze long-term climate trends in the Neuquen region from the dated ring-width series.
• Compare this South American tree-ring series with other global paleoclimate proxies.

Strengths

• Covers 393 calendar years from 354 to 39 BCE.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1989.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Neuquen, Argentina.
• Sample size and replication details for the tree-ring series are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis.

Time Range

354 to -39 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1989-01-01

Geography

Neuquen, Argentina.