Moroccan Tree Ring Chronology from 740 to 37 BCE

740 to 37 BCE tree ring chronology from the Jbel B. Snous site in Morocco, Northern Africa. This paleoclimatology dataset contains parameters derived from tree rings for climate reconstruction. It is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models with proxy data from the 740-37 BCE time period coverage.
• Analyze long-term climate trends in Northern Africa using the dated tree ring parameters.
• Correlate the Moroccan tree ring series with other regional paleoclimate records.

Strengths

• Covers a 703-year time period from 740 to 37 BCE.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1987.
• Specific sample size, column names, and measurement parameters are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

740 to -37 calendar years before present (BP), equivalent to 740 to 37 BCE.

Freshness

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Geography

Jbel B. Snous, Morocco, Northern Africa.