German Tree Ring Chronology from 109 to 22 BC

Tree ring width measurements from Germany provide a 131-year climate proxy record for Western Europe. The dataset, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, is a Tree Ring study type from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in the repository in 1972.

Use Cases

• Calibrating regional climate models using the 131-year tree ring width time series as a temperature/moisture proxy.
• Analyzing decadal climate variability in Western Europe from 109 to 22 BC via the ring width chronology.
• Cross-dating archaeological wood samples from Germany using the established tree ring sequence.
• Assessing extreme climate events in pre-Roman Europe by identifying narrow or wide ring anomalies in the series.

Strengths

• Time series covers 131 calendar years (109 to 22 BC) for climate analysis.
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last repository update was in 1972, indicating potential methodological staleness.
• Specific sample size, geographic precision within Germany, and measurement parameters are unknown from metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring width measurements (dendrochronology).

Time Range

109 to -22 calendar years BP (109 to 22 BC).

Freshness

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Geography

Germany, Western Europe.