A tree ring chronology from the Haute Aibaiteuse site in Vies de Roggenburgenburg, Switzerland. The dataset covers the period from 74 to -45 calendar years before present (BP). It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1995.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy data with instrumental records for the region.
- Analyze growth patterns in the chronology to identify extreme historical climate events like droughts.
- Cross-date and validate other European tree ring series using this established chronology.
Strengths
- Covers a 119-year time period (74 to -45 BP) providing a snapshot of past conditions.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 119-year window, not a long continuous record.
- Data is from a single geographic site (Switzerland), limiting broader spatial analysis.
- The dataset was last updated in 1995, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 74 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Haute Aibaiteuse, Vies de Roggenburgenburg, Switzerland, Western Europe.