Fontainebleau Tree Ring Chronology from 419 to -29 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology from Seine-et-Marne, France. The data covers a 448-year period from 419 to -29 calendar years before present (BP). It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1979.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate models by comparing tree-ring width variations with known historical climate periods.
• Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies for the Seine-et-Marne region using the tree-ring proxy.
• Analyzing long-term growth trends and environmental stressors from the tree-ring time-series data.
• Cross-dating archaeological wood samples from France using the established tree-ring chronology.

Strengths

• Covers a 448-year time period (419 to -29 BP) for long-term analysis.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Includes specific geographic location data for Seine-et-Marne, France.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1979, potentially missing modern reanalysis.
• Sample size, tree count, and specific measurement parameters are unknown from the description.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in France, limiting regional generalization.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

419 to -29 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Seine-et-Marne, France.