NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this tree ring dataset from Lindenwald, Switzerland. It provides a chronology covering the period from 68 to -29 calendar years before present. The data was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1979.
Use Cases
- Calibrating climate models by comparing tree ring width data to known historical climate events.
- Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies for Western Europe using the ring width chronology.
- Analyzing growth anomalies in the 'Tanne abst' (fir) species to identify environmental stress periods.
- Establishing a dated timeline for archaeological or geological events in Switzerland through cross-dating.
Strengths
- Chronology spans 97 years (68 to -29 BP), providing a multi-decadal climate record.
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Dataset is small, likely containing a single site chronology from one tree species.
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1979, potentially lacking modern reanalysis.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single location (Lindenwald, Switzerland).
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from the 'Tanne abst' (fir) species at the Lindenwald site.
- Time Range
- 68 to -29 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Lindenwald, Switzerland, Western Europe.