Extended Data Table 3 Regional differences of climate response groups
From: Tropical tree growth driven by dry-season climate variability
North America | Climate response group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong positive PP response | Strong positive PP response | Strong positive PP response | Strong positive PP response | ||
Basic info | #Chronologies | 42 | 46 | 16 | 15 |
Geography | Elevation (m a.s.l.) | 2332 a | 1685 b | 47 c | 2500 ab |
Mean climate | MAT (°C) | 11.7 c | 19.3 b | 21.9 a | 12.1 c |
MAP (mm) | 803 b | 856 ab | 1255 a | 966 ab | |
CWD (mm) | -764 b | -646 a | -503 b | -549 ab | |
Climate variability | PP variability (-) | 20.9 a | 17.7 b | 15.3 b | 18.3 ab |
DSP variability (-) | 40.6 a | 30.4 b | 30.6 b | 39.2 a | |
Climate seasonality | PP seasonality (-) | 90.1 ab | 83.0 ab | 61.3 b | 95.7 a |
DSP (mm/month) | 37.9 NS | 35.8 NS | 47.4 NS | 30.9 NS | |
WSP (mm/month) | 168 NS | 150 NS | 169 NS | 178 NS | |
High-mountain Asia | |||||
Basic info | #Chronologies | 3 | 34 | 58 | |
Geography | Elevation (m a.s.l.) | 3100 b | 3284 a | ||
Mean climate | MAT (°C) | 9.0 NS | 11.0 NS | ||
MAP (mm) | 841 NS | 1094 NS | |||
CWD (mm) | -273 NS | -310 NS | |||
Climate variability | PP variability (-) | 12.5 NS | 12.6 NS | ||
DSP variability (-) | 20.2 NS | 26.7 NS | |||
Climate seasonality | PP seasonality (-) | 84.2 b | 94.2 a | ||
DSP (mm/month) | 32.4 a | 34.4 b | |||
WSP (mm/month) | 170 b | 196 a | |||
South America | |||||
Basic info | #Chronologies | 38 | 27 | ||
Geography | Elevation (m a.s.l.) | 590 NS | 1600 NS | ||
Mean climate | MAT (°C) | 21.8 NS | 18.5 NS | ||
MAP (mm) | 1140 NS | 899 NS | |||
CWD (mm) | -491 NS | -178 NS | |||
Climate variability | PP variability (-) | 17.0 NS | 16.8 NS | ||
DSP variability (-) | 24.0 b | 28.5 a | |||
Climate seasonality | PP seasonality (-) | 62.1 NS | 83.8 NS | ||
DSP (mm/month) | 48.2 NS | 38.0 NS | |||
WSP (mm/month) | 154.9 NS | 151.3 NS | |||
