290 tree ring width measurements from Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, provide a climate proxy record. The dataset was archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology as part of the International Tree-Ring Data Bank. Data coverage spans from 290 to 25 calendar years before present.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree ring width as a proxy climate indicator.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing simulated past conditions with the tree ring chronology.
- Analyze growth trends and extreme events (e.g., droughts) recorded in the ring width time series.
- Cross-date and validate other paleoclimate archives from the Alpine region using this chronology.
Strengths
- 315-year continuous chronology from 290 to 25 BP.
- Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.
Limitations
- Single-site record limits spatial representativeness for broader Italy.
- Record ends 25 years BP, lacking coverage for the most recent two millennia.
- No column details available to assess measured parameters beyond ring width.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring core sampling and measurement by Schweingruber.
- Time Range
- 290 to 25 calendar years before present.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Southern Europe.