Swiss Tree-Ring Chronology From 23 to -41 Years BP

23 to -41 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring data from Haslenau, Switzerland. This archived paleoclimatology study contains parameters for dendrochronological analysis and was produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The data was last updated in the archive on 1991-01-01.

Use Cases

• Calibrating regional climate models using tree-ring width as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
• Analyzing growth anomaly patterns within the chronology to identify extreme historical climate events.
• Cross-dating this chronology (ITRDB SWIT247) with other European tree-ring series to validate temporal coverage.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 64 calendar years (23 to -41 BP), providing a discrete historical snapshot.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1991-01-01, indicating no recent revisions.
• Specific sample size (row count), measurement parameters, and data formats are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Haslenau, Switzerland), reducing broad regional applicability.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

23 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Haslenau, Switzerland, Western Europe.