Moroccan Tree Ring Chronology from 667 to 37 BCE

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Ich Ramouz site in Morocco, Northern Africa. The chronology covers 704 years, from 667 to 37 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) published this data, with an archive date noted as 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past precipitation or temperature anomalies for Northern Africa using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree-ring chronology against known historical climate periods.
• Analyze growth patterns and extreme events within the 704-year chronology to identify periods of drought or favorable conditions.
• Cross-date and validate other paleoclimate proxies from the Mediterranean region using this established tree-ring series.

Strengths

• Covers a 704-year time period from 667 to 37 BCE.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1987, potentially making methods and metadata outdated.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement statistics are unknown without accessing full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

667 to 37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Ich Ramouz, Morocco, Northern Africa.