French Tree Ring Chronology from Mount Renoso (432 to -30 BP)

Tree ring width measurements from the Col de Sorba site on Mount Renoso, Corsica, France, used for climate reconstruction. The chronology covers 462 years, from 432 to -30 calendar years before present. Data is archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1980.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width as a proxy climate indicator.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological methods by aligning the tree ring chronology with known historical events.
• Analyze climate extremes, such as droughts or cold periods, visible as narrow rings in the time-series data.
• Compare this Corsican tree ring series with other European chronologies to identify regional climate patterns.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 462 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -30 BP (approximately 1980 CE), lacking recent decades for modern climate comparison.
• Data is from a single geographic site (Col de Sorba, Corsica), limiting spatial representativeness.
• The last metadata update was in 1980, suggesting potential staleness in documentation or methods.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of Pinus species (PINI) samples.

Time Range

432 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Col de Sorba, Mount Renoso, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France.