NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring dataset from Villingen, Germany. The data provides a chronology covering the period from 44 to -23 calendar years before present. This study was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1973.
Use Cases
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating curves using the tree-ring chronology as a reference series.
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width parameter.
- Study environmental events in Western Europe around the transition from BC to AD using the dated time series.
- Compare this German chronology with other ITRDB series to analyze spatial climate patterns.
Strengths
- Data hosted by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Time coverage is precisely defined from 44 to -23 calendar years BP.
Limitations
- Very small temporal coverage of only 67 years, limiting analysis of long-term trends.
- Data is geographically limited to a single location in Villingen, Germany.
- The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1973.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis, part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).
- Time Range
- 44 to -23 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Villingen, Germany, Western Europe.