Swiss Tree Ring Chronology from 51 to -48 BP

Tree ring data from Switzerland, Western Europe, covering a 99-year period from 51 to -48 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1998.

Use Cases

• Calibrate climate models using tree ring width as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation in Switzerland.
• Analyze growth anomaly patterns within the 99-year chronology to identify extreme climatic events.
• Cross-date this chronology with other regional series to extend climate reconstructions for Western Europe.

Strengths

• Data sourced from the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a specific 99-year chronology for a defined geographic region.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a short 99-year window, which may not capture long-term climate cycles.
• Data is stale, with no updates since its 1998 publication.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1998-01-01

Geography

Switzerland, Western Europe.