Swiss Tree Ring Chronology from 93 to -44 BP

Tree ring data from Switzerland, Western Europe, covering a 137-year period from 93 to -44 calendar years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study is available from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Calibrating regional climate reconstructions using tree ring width chronologies.
• Analyzing year-to-year environmental stress events recorded in ring density features.
• Comparing this 137-year chronology with other European tree ring series for cross-dating.
• Investigating climate anomalies during the transition period around year zero BP.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 137-year time period from 93 to -44 BP.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1994.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single location in Switzerland.
• Sample size and specific parameters like ring width or density are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology).

Time Range

93 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Switzerland, Western Europe.