137 years of tree ring data from Germany, Western Europe, covering the period from 89 to -48 calendar years before present. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and was last updated in 1998.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models using tree ring width as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation in Germany.
- Analyzing growth anomaly patterns in the tree ring chronology to identify extreme historical climate events.
- Cross-dating archaeological wood samples from Western Europe against this established tree ring series.
- Reconstructing local environmental stress periods by examining the density or isotopic composition features within the rings.
Strengths
- 137-year continuous chronology from 89 to -48 BP.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1998.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single location in Germany, limiting regional representativeness.
- Specific parameters, measurement units, and sample depth are not detailed in the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 89 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Germany, Western Europe.