Swiss Tree Ring Chronology from 51 to -29 BP

51 to -29 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring data from Rüti bei Büren, Switzerland, archived as a Paleoclimatology Study. The dataset is provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The record was last updated in the NOAA archive in 1979.

Use Cases

• Calibrating radiocarbon dating curves using the dated tree-ring sequence.
• Reconstructing past temperature or precipitation anomalies from ring-width measurements.
• Analyzing climate forcing events by examining growth suppression or release patterns in the chronology.
• Comparing this Swiss site chronology with others in the ITRDB (International Tree-Ring Data Bank) for regional climate analysis.

Strengths

• Covers an 80-year period from 51 to -29 BP, providing a fixed chronological sequence.
• Part of the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and the ITRDB.

Limitations

• Very small temporal coverage of only 80 years, limiting analysis of long-term climate trends.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site (Rüti bei Büren, Switzerland).
• The archive record is stale, last updated in 1979, which may reflect outdated metadata or formats.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring data collection (dendrochronology), likely from subfossil or archaeological wood samples.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Rüti bei Büren, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Western Europe.