Tree ring width measurements from the Muottas Punt site in Switzerland provide a paleoclimate record. The chronology covers 110 years, from 61 to -49 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archived this data, with a last recorded update in 1999.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models by comparing the tree ring width time-series against known historical climate events.
- Analyzing growth anomalies in the ring width record to infer past environmental stressors like droughts or cold periods.
- Establishing a regional dendrochronological reference chronology for cross-dating other samples from Western Europe.
- Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation trends for the Alps using the tree ring proxy data.
Strengths
- 110-year continuous chronology from 61 to -49 BP provides a specific pre-modern baseline.
- Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Record is geographically specific to the Muottas Punt site in Switzerland, Western Europe.
Limitations
- The dataset's temporal coverage of 110 years is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.
- Data was last updated in 1999, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent methodological review.
- Without column details, the specific measured parameters and potential metadata are unclear.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from a sample collected at the Muottas Punt site.
- Time Range
- 61 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Muottas Punt, Switzerland, Western Europe.