NOAA NCEI archives this tree-ring dataset from the Netherlands in Western Europe. The chronology covers a 102-year period from 61 to -41 calendar years before present. Data were contributed by the NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 1991.
Use Cases
- Calibrating regional climate models using the tree-ring width chronology as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
- Analyzing year-to-year environmental variability in the Netherlands during the 1st century BCE to 1st century CE period.
- Cross-dating archaeological wood samples from Northwestern Europe using the established ITRDB NETH023 chronology.
- Studying the response of local tree species to documented volcanic or climatic events within the 102-year time range.
Strengths
- Data spans a continuous 102-year period (61 to -41 BP).
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) with standardized metadata.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 102-year window.
- Data is geographically specific to a single location in the Netherlands.
- The last documented update was in 1991, indicating potential staleness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 61 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Netherlands, Western Europe.