Swiss Tree Ring Chronology From 48 to 6 Years BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from Salgesch, Switzerland, for climate reconstruction. The data covers a 42-year period from 48 to 6 calendar years before present. This study was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree-ring width chronologies.
• Calibrate climate models with high-resolution proxy data from the 48-6 BP period.
• Analyze growth response to environmental stressors recorded in the ring parameters.
• Compare this Alpine tree-ring series with other regional paleoclimate records.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Covers a specific 42-year period in calendar years before present.

Limitations

• Dataset is small, covering only 42 years of tree-ring data.
• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1998.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Switzerland.

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

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Geography

Salgesch, Switzerland, Western Europe.