No Name Lake Tree Ring Chronology From Quebec, 202 to -38 BP

Tree ring width measurements from the Schweingruber collection provide a proxy climate record for Quebec, Canada. The chronology covers 240 years, from 202 to -38 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1988.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width time-series.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for the Quebec region against the 240-year proxy record.
• Analyze growth trends and extreme events captured in the ring width data for ecological studies.
• Cross-date and synchronize this chronology (ITRDB CANA066) with other regional tree-ring datasets.

Strengths

• 240-year continuous chronology from 202 to -38 BP.
• Data is part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) and NOAA WDS Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short for some paleoclimate studies at 240 years.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (No Name Lake, Quebec).
• The dataset has not been updated since 1988, potentially lacking modern reanalysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).

Time Range

202 to -38 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1988.

Geography

No Name Lake, Quebec, Canada.