Italian Tree Ring Chronology from 75 to -39 BP

NOAA NCEI archives this paleoclimatology dataset containing tree ring parameters from Italy in Southern Europe. The time period coverage spans from 75 to -39 calendar years before present (BP), representing a tree ring chronology. The data was produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1989.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring proxy data with other paleoclimate records for the Italian region.
• Analyze growth patterns in the tree ring parameters to identify extreme climatic events like droughts during the covered period.

Strengths

• Data spans a specific 114-year period from 75 to -39 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a short, specific 114-year window.
• Data is temporally stale, with a last documented update in 1989.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis.

Time Range

75 to -39 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1989-01-01

Geography

Italy, Southern Europe.