Tree ring parameters from Switzerland provide a 42-year paleoclimate record ending 6 years before present. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archived this data under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was last updated in 1998.
Use Cases
- Calibrate climate models using tree-ring width as a proxy for annual temperature or precipitation over a 42-year sequence.
- Analyze growth anomaly patterns within the chronology to identify extreme climatic events like droughts or cold spells.
- Compare this Swiss tree-ring series with other regional chronologies to assess spatial climate coherence in Western Europe.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 42-year time period (48 to 6 years BP) for focused analysis.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's temporal coverage is very short (42 years), limiting analysis of long-term climate trends.
- Data is temporally stale, with no updates recorded since its 1998 publication.
- Geographic coverage is restricted to a single location in Switzerland, reducing generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- From 48 to 6 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Switzerland, Western Europe.