Swiss Tree Ring Chronology from Pieterlen 45 to -29 BP

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a tree ring dataset from Pieterlen, Switzerland. The data provides parameters for dendrochronological analysis covering the period from 45 to -29 calendar years before present. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) compiled and published this study, with a last update recorded in 1979.

Use Cases

• Calibrating radiocarbon dating models using the tree-ring chronology as a reference timescale.
• Reconstructing annual temperature or precipitation anomalies for Central Europe from ring-width parameters.
• Analyzing growth response to environmental stressors during the documented 74-year period.
• Cross-dating archaeological wood samples from the Swiss region using this master chronology.

Strengths

• Data spans a continuous 74-year period (45 to -29 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Geographic location is precisely defined as Pieterlen, Switzerland.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update in 1979.
• The small temporal coverage of 74 years limits long-term climate trend analysis.
• Specific parameters and sample size (row count) are unknown from the metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection and analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

45 to -29 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Pieterlen, Switzerland, Western Europe.