French Tree Ring Chronology from Nizza Foret d'Aillon (155-25 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Nizza Foret d'Aillon site in France. The data provides a chronology for climate reconstruction covering the period from 155 to 25 years before present. This study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate proxy models by correlating the tree ring chronology with known historical climate periods.
• Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors from the tree ring parameters for the specified site.
• Compare this local chronology (ITRDB FRAN018) with other European tree ring datasets to study regional climate signals.

Strengths

• Chronology spans 180 years (155 to 25 BP), providing a multi-century climate record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1975, indicating potential methodological staleness.
• Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement statistics are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single forest site in France.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the Nizza Foret d'Aillon site.

Time Range

155 to 25 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

France, Western Europe.