French Tree Ring Chronology from 46 to -44 BP

Tree ring width measurements from Aubure, France, providing a paleoclimate record. The chronology covers a 90-year period from 46 to -44 calendar years before present. This archived study is maintained by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Calibrate climate models using tree ring width as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation in Western Europe.
• Analyze the time-series for growth anomalies to identify extreme climatic events within the 90-year period.
• Cross-date this chronology with other European tree ring datasets to validate regional climate signals.
• Study the response of forest growth to climatic conditions in France during the period from 46 to -44 BP.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 90-year time period from 46 to -44 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a short 90-year window, restricting long-term trend analysis.
• Data is geographically specific to a single site in France, limiting broader spatial inferences.
• The dataset's last update was in 1994, indicating potential staleness in metadata or curation.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated in 1994.

Geography

Aubure, France, Western Europe.