NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from Obergurgl, Austria. It provides a 405-year chronology for reconstructing past climate conditions in Western Europe. The data was published by NOAA NCEI, with a record update date listed as 1971.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies from tree-ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate proxy models using the 405-year chronology against instrumental records.
- Analyze growth patterns and extreme events within the time-series for specific calendar years.
- Validate regional climate model simulations for Central Europe using the paleoclimate record.
Strengths
- 405-year continuous chronology from 384 to 21 BCE.
- Geographically specific to a site in Austria, Western Europe.
Limitations
- Data recency is unclear; the listed update date is 1971.
- Sample size, replication, and measurement specifics are unknown from metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 384 to -21 calendar years BP (Before Present, 1950), equivalent to 384 BCE to 21 BCE.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Obergurgl, Austria, Western Europe.