Swiss Tree Ring Chronology For Climate Reconstruction

Swiss tree ring data from the Western Europe region, covering the period from 13 to -48 calendar years before present (BP). The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the tree ring chronology.
• Analyze climate forcing events by examining growth patterns in the ring series.
• Compare this Alpine tree ring record with other regional proxies for hemispheric climate studies.

Strengths

• Data spans a 61-year period (13 to -48 BP), providing a focused chronological slice.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to 61 years, which is short for many climate trend analyses.
• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1998.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single location in Switzerland, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring sampling and analysis.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1998-01-01

Geography

Switzerland, Western Europe.