Mont Risoux Tree Ring Chronology from 218 to -40 BP

Tree ring parameters from the Jura region of France provide a 258-year paleoclimate record. The data was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study type is Tree Ring and was last updated in the NOAA system in 1990.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation in the Jura region using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate the tree-ring chronology from 218 to -40 BP against other regional paleoclimate proxies.
• Analyze the frequency of narrow or wide tree-ring years as indicators of past environmental stress events.

Strengths

• 258-year temporal coverage from 218 to -40 calendar years before present.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Mont Risoux) in the Jura, France.
• The dataset metadata indicates a last update in 1990, suggesting no recent revisions.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

218 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Mont Risoux, Jura, France.