Tree Ring Chronology from Cote-Nord Quebec for Paleoclimate Study

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from the Cote-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. The data provides a chronology covering 283 years, from 237 to -46 calendar years before present. It was contributed by researcher Krause and archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1996.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy record with other paleoclimate data sources.
• Analyze growth patterns in the chronology to identify extreme historical climate events like droughts.
• Study the response of boreal forest ecosystems in Quebec to climate changes over a 283-year period.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 283-year chronology from 237 to -46 BP.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1996, making it temporally stale for recent research methods.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and site details are not provided in the basic description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

237 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Cote-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.