Swiss Tree Ring Chronology from 12 to -48 Years BP

12 to -48 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data from Jussy, Switzerland, archived as a Paleoclimatology study. The dataset contains parameters related to tree rings for climate reconstruction. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 1998.

Use Cases

• Calibrating regional climate models using the tree-ring width chronology as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
• Analyzing the relationship between tree-ring parameters and known historical climate events within the 60-year span.
• Comparing this Swiss tree-ring chronology with other European records to study spatial climate patterns.
• Reconstructing local growing conditions in Western Europe from the measured tree-ring features.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 60-year time range from 12 to -48 calendar years BP.
• Archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a short 60-year period, restricting analysis of long-term trends.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Jussy, Switzerland), reducing regional generalizability.
• The dataset was last updated in 1998, indicating potential staleness in metadata or documentation.

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

12 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1998.

Geography

Jussy, Switzerland, Western Europe.