115-year tree-ring chronology from Grindelwald, Switzerland, covering the period from 91 to -24 calendar years before present. The data, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, provides parameters for dendrochronological analysis. This study was published in 1974.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models using tree-ring width as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
- Analyzing growth anomaly patterns within the chronology to identify volcanic or climatic events.
- Cross-dating this chronology (ITRDB SWIT102) with other regional series to validate temporal coverage.
Strengths
- Covers a 115-year period with specific calendar year BP dates.
- Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is relatively short for long-term climate trend analysis.
- Data is geographically limited to a single site in Grindelwald, Switzerland.
- The dataset has not been updated since its publication in 1974.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) from collected samples.
- Time Range
- 91 to -24 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Grindelwald, Switzerland, Western Europe.