Italian Tree Ring Chronology from 160 to -30 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from the Gambarie Aspromonte site in Italy. The data provides a chronology covering 190 years, from 160 to -30 calendar years before present. This study was contributed by Schweingruber and is managed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate the tree-ring chronology against other proxy records for the Mediterranean region.
• Analyze growth anomalies within the 190-year series to identify extreme historical climate events.
• Validate climate model simulations for Southern Europe using the proxy data from this site.

Strengths

• Provides a 190-year continuous chronology from 160 to -30 BP.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Gambarie Aspromonte) in Italy.
• The last documented update was in 1980, indicating potential staleness in metadata or availability.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Italy, Southern Europe (Gambarie Aspromonte site).