Tree ring data from the Habrichtswald site in Switzerland provides a 286-year chronology from 239 to -47 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in the repository in 1997.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the dated tree ring sequence.
- Analyze climate response functions by correlating ring parameters with known historical climate periods.
- Study forest growth dynamics and environmental stressors in a Swiss alpine region over a 286-year period.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 286 calendar years, providing a multi-century climate proxy.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last repository update in 1997.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Switzerland, reducing generalizability.
- Specific parameters, sample depth, and measurement methods are not detailed in the provided description.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) / World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 239 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Habrichtswald site, Switzerland, Western Europe.