Swiss Tree-Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Analysis

Swiss tree-ring data from the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The chronology covers 119 years from 71 to -48 calendar years before present. This archived study was published by NOAA NCEI in 1998.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate models using tree-ring width as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation in Switzerland.
• Analyzing growth anomaly patterns within the 119-year chronology to identify extreme historical climate events.
• Cross-dating this chronology (ITRDB SWIT356) with other regional series to validate and extend climate reconstructions.
• Investigating the response of tree growth to environmental drivers during the specified period before present.

Strengths

• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a clearly defined 119-year temporal coverage for a specific geographic location in Switzerland.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1998, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent methodological improvements.
• Specific sample size, replication, and measurement parameters are unknown without accessing full metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Switzerland, Western Europe.