Italian Tree-Ring Chronology from Ceppo Bosque di Martense (296 to -30 BP)

NOAA/NCEI archives a tree-ring chronology from the Ceppo Bosque di Martense site in Italy, Southern Europe. The data cover a 326-year period from 296 to -30 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study was contributed by Schweingruber and is part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using the tree-ring width chronology as a climate proxy.
• Calibrate radiocarbon dating or other dating methods by aligning the tree-ring series with known historical periods.
• Analyze growth patterns and extreme climate events from the ring-width parameter for specific years within the 326-year span.
• Compare this Italian chronology with other ITRDB series to study regional climate teleconnections across Southern Europe.

Strengths

• Covers a 326-year time period (296 to -30 BP) for long-term analysis.
• Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -30 BP (approximately 1980 CE), lacking recent decades.
• Sample size and replication depth for individual years are unknown from the description.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Italy, limiting regional generalizations.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology), likely measuring ring-width parameters.

Time Range

296 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Ceppo Bosque di Martense site, Italy, Southern Europe.