Dutch Tree Ring Chronology from 114 to 41 BC

Tree ring parameters from the Mattemburgh site in the Netherlands, covering a 155-year period from 114 to 41 BC. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1991. It represents a tree-ring study type from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Calibrating regional climate reconstructions using the tree-ring time-series as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
• Analyzing growth patterns and anomalies within the 155-year chronology to identify extreme historical climate events.
• Cross-dating this chronology (ITRDB NETH028) with other regional tree-ring records to validate and extend climate timelines.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 155-year period (114 to 41 BC) for high-resolution temporal analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to 155 years, which is short for many climate trend analyses.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Mattemburgh) in the Netherlands.
• The dataset was last updated in 1991 and may not reflect more recent methodological standards.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

114 to 41 BC (calendar years before present).

Freshness

1991-01-01

Geography

Mattemburgh, Netherlands, Western Europe.