107 to -21 calendar years before present of tree ring width measurements from a site in Germany. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, contributed by Schmidt, and was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width time-series.
- Calibrate and validate climate models for the Holocene period using the dated annual chronology.
- Analyze long-term ecological trends and forest growth responses in Western Europe from the ring data.
- Perform cross-dating of archaeological wood samples from the region against this master chronology.
Strengths
- Time-series covers 128 years, from 107 to -21 BP, providing a multi-century record.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset is geographically limited to a single site (Hessisch-Oldendorf) in Germany.
- The last update was in 1971, indicating the data is temporally stale and methods may be outdated.
- Unknown sample size (number of tree cores) limits assessment of statistical robustness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) / World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the QURO - ITRDB GERM005 site.
- Time Range
- 107 to -21 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Hessisch-Oldendorf, Germany, Western Europe.