Schweingruber Tree Ring Chronology for Villingen-S. Germany

Tree ring width measurements from a site in Villingen-S., Germany, covering a 96-year period from 52 to -44 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This specific study was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate variables like temperature or precipitation using tree ring width as a proxy.
• Calibrate and validate climate models for the Holocene period using the 96-year chronology.
• Perform cross-dating analysis with other European tree ring series to build regional chronologies.
• Study local environmental stressors in Western Europe by analyzing inter-annual variations in ring widths.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 96-year time period (52 to -44 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to less than a century.
• Data is geographically limited to a single site in Germany.
• The dataset has not been updated since 1994, potentially lacking modern methodological refinements.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring measurement (dendrochronology).

Time Range

52 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Villingen-S., Germany, Western Europe.