NOAA's World Data Service archives this tree-ring chronology from the Münstertal region of Germany, providing a 131-year paleoclimate record. The dataset, created by Schweingruber, captures environmental parameters from 86 to -45 calendar years before present. It was last updated in the NOAA NCEI archive in 1995.
Use Cases
- Calibrating radiocarbon dating models using the tree-ring width series as a master chronology.
- Reconstructing annual temperature or precipitation anomalies for Western Europe from the ring-width parameter.
- Analyzing the frequency of extreme climatic events (e.g., droughts) in the Münstertal region during the covered period.
- Comparing this German chronology with other ITRDB (International Tree-Ring Data Bank) series for hemispheric climate studies.
Strengths
- Covers a 131-year time period (86 to -45 BP)
- Part of the authoritative International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) collection
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is relatively short for dendrochronological studies
- Data is geographically limited to a single site in Germany
- Last metadata update was in 1995, indicating potential staleness
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology)
- Time Range
- 86 to -45 calendar years before present (BP)
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Münstertal, Germany, Western Europe