Mont Valin Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

161 to -44 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data from the Mont Valin site in Quebec, Canada. This archived paleoclimatology study contains parameters for dendrochronological analysis. The data is provided by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology data with known historical climate events.
• Study forest growth responses to environmental stressors over a 205-year period.
• Establish a regional dendrochronological master chronology for cross-dating other samples from Quebec.

Strengths

• Covers a 205-year time period (161 to -44 BP) for climate trend analysis.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1994, making it temporally stale for modern analytical techniques.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measured parameters are not provided in the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Mont Valin) in Quebec.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

161 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Mont Valin, Quebec, Canada.