Argentine Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Analysis

199 calendar years of tree ring data from Argentina, covering the period from 167 to -32 years before present. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and is associated with the Tree Ring study type. It was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, with a last update recorded in 1982.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past climate parameters like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrating the tree ring chronology against other regional paleoclimate proxies for the specified 199-year period.
• Analyzing growth patterns in the Rio Horqueta Tucuman region to infer historical environmental stress events.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 199-year time period (167 to -32 BP) for climate reconstruction.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1982, potentially lacking modern methodological refinements.
• The geographic scope is limited to a single location in Argentina, limiting broad regional analysis.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement details are unknown without accessing full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

167 to -32 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Argentina, specifically the Rio Horqueta Tucuman region.