Val Presena Tree Ring Chronology For Climate Reconstruction

359 years of tree-ring data from 305 to -54 calendar years before present, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This dataset contains parameters from tree rings in Italy, Southern Europe, for paleoclimatic study. The data was published by NOAA NCEI and last updated in 2004.

Use Cases

• Calibrating climate models by analyzing the relationship between tree-ring width and past temperature/precipitation.
• Reconstructing past climate conditions for Southern Europe using the tree-ring chronology as a proxy.
• Studying long-term environmental changes by examining growth patterns in the Val Presena tree-ring series.

Strengths

• Covers a 359-year time period for long-term trend analysis.
• Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 2004.
• Specific sample size, column details, and measurement parameters are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

305 to -54 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Italy, Southern Europe (Val Presena).