Swiss Tree Ring Chronology From 177 to 47 BC

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives tree ring data from the Habichtswald site in Switzerland. The chronology covers a 224-year period from 177 to 47 years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information published this record in 1997.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the chronology with other proxy records for the period.
• Analyze growth trends and extreme events captured in the ring parameters for the Swiss site.
• Establish a regional master chronology by cross-dating with other ITRDB SWIT334 series.

Strengths

• Data spans a 224-year period (177 to 47 BP), providing a multi-century record.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) network, ensuring standardized format.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at 47 BP, lacking modern or recent centuries for comparison.
• The dataset was last updated in 1997, potentially missing methodological revisions.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Habichtswald) in Switzerland.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and analysis, archived as part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Time Range

177 to 47 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Habichtswald, Switzerland, Western Europe.