Swiss Tree Ring Chronology from 74 to -32 BP

Tree ring width measurements from a site in Switzerland, Western Europe. The chronology covers a period from 74 to -32 calendar years before present. This archived study was produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1982.

Use Cases

• Calibrating tree-ring width series against known historical climate events using the provided calendar year BP timeline.
• Analyzing growth anomaly patterns within the chronology to infer past temperature or precipitation extremes.
• Cross-dating this Swiss chronology with other regional tree-ring datasets to validate climate reconstructions.
• Developing regression models to predict past climate indices from the standardized tree-ring width values.

Strengths

• Time series coverage spans 106 years, from 74 to -32 calendar years BP.
• Data is archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1982, indicating it is a static archive with no recent revisions.
• The specific sample size (number of tree cores) and replication statistics are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Balmberg) in Switzerland.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring measurements (dendrochronology) from an unspecified tree species.

Time Range

74 to -32 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Static archive, last updated 1982-01-01.

Geography

Balmberg, Switzerland, Western Europe.