Tree ring width measurements from the Foret d'Halatte in Oise, France, provide a 260-year chronology. The data, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, was collected as part of a paleoclimate study. The record covers the period from 231 to -29 calendar years before present.
Use Cases
- Calibrating radiocarbon dating curves using the precisely dated tree ring sequence.
- Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation variability in Northern France from ring width patterns.
- Analyzing growth anomalies within the 260-year chronology to identify volcanic or climatic events.
- Comparing this oak chronology with other European tree ring series to study regional climate synchrony.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 260 calendar years, from 231 to -29 BP.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1979.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single forest site (Oise, France).
- Specific sample depth, measurement parameters, and raw data formats are not detailed in the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 231 to -29 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Foret d'Halatte, Oise, France.