759 to 493 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring width measurements from roof timbers of St. Jan's Church in Maastricht, Netherlands. The data document annual growth variations for paleoclimate reconstruction. This study is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the annual tree-ring width series.
- Cross-date historical structures by matching the measured ring-width pattern from the church timbers to a master chronology.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating timelines using the precisely dated tree-ring sequence.
- Study regional climate extremes by identifying narrow ring years indicative of growth stress.
Strengths
- Covers a continuous 267-year period (759-493 BP) for climate analysis.
- Sourced from a single, well-defined location (Maastricht, Netherlands) providing localized data.
Limitations
- The sample is from a single structure, limiting spatial representativeness for broader regional studies.
- Data freshness is low, with the last update recorded in 1457, indicating no recent revisions.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring measurements (dendrochronology) from historical roof timbers.
- Time Range
- 759 to 493 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Maastricht, Netherlands, Western Europe.