Tree-ring width measurements from foundation timbers in the Netherlands provide a 223-year climate proxy record. The data covers the period from 775 to 552 years before present, curated by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This archived study is part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing annual tree-ring width series.
- Cross-date and verify the age of archaeological timber samples from the Hoorn Bruyntje Complex using the master chronology.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the tree-ring proxy data with other paleoclimate records for the 552-775 BP period.
- Study the frequency of extreme growth years (narrow rings) as indicators of historical climatic stress events in the Netherlands.
Strengths
- Covers a continuous 223-year period (775 to 552 BP) for climate reconstruction.
- Data is archived and standardized within the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).
Limitations
- Sample size and replication depth (number of individual tree samples) are unknown, potentially affecting statistical robustness.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in the Netherlands, reducing regional representativeness.
- The temporal coverage ends over 550 years before present, limiting direct connection to the modern instrumental record.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Dendrochronological analysis of tree rings from foundation timbers.
- Time Range
- 775 to 552 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Netherlands, Western Europe.