Swiss Alpine Tree-Ring Chronology from Gandberg (85 to -44 BP)

85 to -44 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring width measurements from the Gandberg site in Switzerland, Western Europe. This paleoclimatology dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the annual tree-ring width series.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models using the precisely dated tree-ring chronology.
• Study ecological responses to historical climate events by examining growth patterns in the ring-width data.
• Compare this Alpine tree-ring series with other proxy records to assess regional climate synchronicity.

Strengths

• Covers a 129-year period (85 to -44 BP) providing a snapshot of late Holocene conditions.
• Precise annual resolution typical of dendrochronological data.
• Curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Small temporal coverage of 129 years limits analysis of long-term climate trends.
• Data is from a single geographic site (Gandberg, Switzerland), limiting spatial representativeness.
• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1994.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) from core samples.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Gandberg, Switzerland, Western Europe.