Swiss tree ring data from the 'Stadtfohren - QUSP' site provides a paleoclimate record for Western Europe. The dataset covers a 21-year period from 42 to 21 calendar years before present. It is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information as part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1992.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models by analyzing tree ring width variations as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
- Reconstructing local environmental history by correlating the tree ring chronology with known regional events.
- Establishing a dated reference chronology for cross-dating other paleoclimate records from Switzerland.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 21-year period in calendar years before present.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a short 21-year window.
- Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1992.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- From 42 to 21 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Switzerland, Western Europe.