64 to -32 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring data from Switzerland, Western Europe. This archived paleoclimatology study is available from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in 1982.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate climate models by comparing the tree ring chronology with other proxy records for the specified time period.
- Analyze growth response patterns to environmental stressors documented in the tree ring parameters.
Strengths
- Covers a 96-year time period from 64 to -32 BP.
- Geographically specific to Switzerland, Western Europe.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1982.
- Sample size and specific parameters like ring width or density are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 64 to -32 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Switzerland, Western Europe.