Swiss Tree-Ring Chronology from Alp Holzmatten (48 to -46 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree-ring chronology dataset from the Alp Holzmatten site in Switzerland. The data covers a 94-year period from 48 to -46 calendar years before present, providing parameters for dendroclimatic analysis. This study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1996.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate models using tree-ring width as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
• Analyzing growth anomaly patterns within the chronology to identify extreme climatic events.
• Cross-dating this site chronology with others in the ITRDB SWIT253 network to validate regional climate signals.
• Reconstructing annual to decadal climate variability for Western Europe during the covered period.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 94-year period from 48 to -46 BP.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under WDS for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1996.
• Sample size and specific parameters like ring width measurements are not detailed in the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Switzerland.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis, part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) program.

Time Range

48 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Alp Holzmatten, Switzerland, Western Europe.