Tree Ring Width Chronology From Arette Col St. Martin, France

Tree ring width measurements from the Arette Col St. Martin site in France provide a paleoclimate record. The chronology covers 234 years, from 207 to -27 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1977.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies for Western Europe using the annual tree ring width series.
• Calibrate climate proxy models by correlating the ring width chronology with known historical climate events.
• Analyze growth response and climate sensitivity of Abies alba (ABAL) trees from the specific site parameters.
• Extend regional climate records by integrating this chronology with other ITRDB series from France.

Strengths

• Covers a 234-year time period (207 to -27 BP), providing a multi-century climate proxy.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection curated by NOAA NCEI.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -27 BP (approximately 1977 CE), lacking recent decades.
• Single-site data from Arette Col St. Martin may not represent broader regional climate without integration with other chronologies.
• Specific sample depth, replication statistics, and measurement precision are unknown without the full data file.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring core samples analyzed to produce a width measurement chronology.

Time Range

207 to -27 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Arette Col St. Martin, France, Western Europe.