Italian Tree Ring Chronology from 430 to -40 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Fodara Vedla Alm site in Italy. The chronology covers a 470-year period from 430 to -40 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) provides this data, last updated in 1990.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies from tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating by cross-referencing tree-ring dates with the 470-year chronology.
• Analyze climate extremes like droughts by identifying narrow ring sequences in the time-series.
• Compare growth patterns from this Italian chronology with other European tree-ring datasets for spatial climate analysis.

Strengths

• 470-year continuous chronology from 430 to -40 BP provides a multi-century climate record.
• Data is archived and curated by NOAA NCEI, an authoritative environmental data center.

Limitations

• Data recency is low, with a last update date of 1990, potentially missing modern methodological revisions.
• The specific parameters (e.g., ring width, density) and sample depth are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

430 to -40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Italy, Southern Europe (specific site: Fodara Vedla Alm).