Western European tree ring data from the Col D'Allos site in France, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The chronology covers a period from 158 to -25 calendar years before present. This dataset was published by NOAA NCEI in 1975.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or synchronize timelines by cross-dating the ring width series.
- Analyze climate sensitivity and growth response by correlating ring parameters with instrumental records.
- Study extreme historical climate events, such as volcanic winters or droughts, visible in the ring record.
Strengths
- Data spans 183 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate proxy.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends at -25 BP, limiting overlap with the modern instrumental period.
- Dataset was last updated in 1975, indicating potential staleness in metadata or methods.
- Sample size, replication, and specific measurement parameters are unknown from the description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 158 to -25 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Col D'Allos, France, Western Europe.