Swiss Tree Ring Chronology From 61 to -29 BP

Swiss tree ring chronology data from the Rüti b.Büren BE site, covering a 90-year period from 61 to -29 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service. The dataset was last updated in the NOAA system in January 1979.

Use Cases

• Calibrating regional climate models using the tree-ring width chronology as a proxy for past temperature or precipitation.
• Analyzing growth anomaly patterns within the 90-year chronology to identify extreme historical climate events.
• Cross-dating this Swiss chronology (ITRDB SWIT147) with other European tree-ring series to validate regional climate reconstructions.
• Studying the 'Ta.abst' (likely tree-ring measurement) parameter to understand long-term forest growth dynamics in Switzerland.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 90-year time period (61 to -29 BP) for clear temporal analysis.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Includes geographic specificity for the site Rüti b.Büren BE in Switzerland.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short (90 years) for long-term climate trend analysis.
• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1979, potentially lacking modern re-analysis.
• Sample size and replication depth (number of trees/cores) are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring data collection (dendrochronology), associated with the Schweingruber study and the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Rüti b.Büren BE, Switzerland, Western Europe.