Italian Tree Ring Chronology from Cortina d'Ampezzo (213 BC to AD 25)

Schweingruber's tree-ring chronology from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, provides a 238-year record of annual growth variations. The data, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, covers the period from 213 BC to AD 25. This study was published in 1975.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies for the Italian Alps using annual tree-ring width measurements.
• Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the chronology's growth patterns with known historical climate events.
• Analyze the frequency of extreme growth years (narrow or wide rings) to infer past drought or favorable growing seasons.
• Cross-date and validate other tree-ring chronologies from Southern Europe using the established time series.

Strengths

• 238-year continuous annual resolution chronology.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Single-site chronology may not represent broader regional climate signals.
• Data ends in AD 25, limiting analysis of more recent climate periods.
• Sample size (number of trees/cores) and replication statistics are unknown from the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) of samples from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Time Range

213 BC to AD 25 (calendar years before present).

Freshness

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Geography

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Southern Europe.