Tree Ring Chronology from Chiloe Island Spanning Six Centuries

564 to -37 calendar years before present of tree ring parameters from Chiloe Island, Chile, for paleoclimate reconstruction. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and was contributed by the author Villalba. It was last updated in the archive in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the annual-resolution tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology with instrumental records for the Chilean region.
• Analyze the frequency of extreme climatic events, such as droughts, indicated by narrow ring sequences in the chronology.
• Study the growth response of the Ficu species to environmental stressors over a 600-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a 601-year period from 564 to -37 calendar years BP, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1987, potentially lacking modern reanalysis or updated metadata.
• Specific parameters, measurement units, and sample depth (number of trees) are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the species Ficu on Tiuchue Isla de Chiloe.

Time Range

564 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in the archive on 1987-01-01.

Geography

Chiloe Island, Chile.