Swiss Tree Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology provides a tree-ring chronology dataset from Switzerland in Western Europe. The data covers the period from 35 to -44 calendar years before present (BP). This archived study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

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 Swiss region.
• Analyze growth patterns in Pinus sylvestris (PISY) trees to infer historical environmental stress events.
• Establish a dated chronology for archaeological or geological studies in Western Europe using the provided calendar years BP.

Strengths

• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
• Provides a clearly defined temporal coverage of 79 years in calendar years BP.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1994, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and data granularity are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis, likely from Pinus sylvestris (PISY) samples.

Time Range

35 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Switzerland, Western Europe.