Tree ring width measurements from dominant trees at the Bijvanck site in the Netherlands, used for paleoclimate reconstruction. The dataset covers a 102-year period from 61 to -41 calendar years before present. It is archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1991.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation by analyzing tree ring width patterns over the 102-year chronology.
- Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models using the established tree ring time series from the Netherlands.
- Study local environmental stressors by examining growth anomalies within the ring width data from the Bijvanck site.
Strengths
- Data spans a continuous 102-year period (61 to -41 BP).
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to a specific 102-year window, not a long-term series.
- Data is geographically specific to a single site (Bijvanck, Netherlands), limiting regional analysis.
- Dataset was last updated in 1991 and may not reflect current data standards or include recent re-analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 61 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1991-01-01
- Geography
- Bijvanck, Netherlands, Western Europe.