94 to -29 calendar years before present (BP) of tree ring width data from the Bisse de Saxon site in Switzerland, used for climate reconstruction. The dataset is part of the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive and is associated with the Schweingruber collection. It was last updated in the NOAA system in 1979.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation using the tree ring width parameter as a climate proxy.
- Calibrate the tree ring chronology against other paleoclimate records from the Western Europe region.
- Analyze growth anomalies in the tree ring series to identify extreme historical climate events.
- Validate climate model simulations for the Alpine region over the 123-year period covered.
Strengths
- Covers a specific 123-year period (94 to -29 BP) for high-resolution temporal analysis.
- Part of the authoritative, curated NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive.
- Provides geographically specific data from a single site (Bisse de Saxon, Switzerland) for localized study.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1979, potentially missing modern re-analysis.
- Limited geographic scope to a single site in Switzerland, reducing broad regional applicability.
- Unknown sample size (row count) and specific measurement parameters beyond 'tree ring'.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring core sampling and measurement (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 94 to -29 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Bisse de Saxon, Switzerland, Western Europe.