Italian Tree Ring Chronology from Abetone (104 to -30 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring chronology from Abetone, Italy. The data covers the period from 104 to -30 calendar years before present. This record is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width chronology as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other chronological models with the dated tree ring series.
• Analyze climate extremes or long-term trends in the Mediterranean region from the annual resolution data.
• Validate climate model simulations of the last two millennia against the proxy record from Italy.

Strengths

• Time series spans 134 years, from 104 to -30 calendar years before present.
• Data is part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last updated date of 1980-01-01.
• Specific sample size, measurement parameters, and replication statistics are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Abetone) in Italy.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

104 to -30 calendar years before present.

Freshness

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Geography

Abetone, Italy, Southern Europe.