Tree-ring width measurements from historical timbers in Regensburg, Bavaria, provide a 149-year climate proxy record. The dataset, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, covers the period from 388 to 240 calendar years before present. Data originates from the 'Dom Platz 7 Regensburg' site under study code ABAL.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation in Bavaria by analyzing the tree-ring width time-series.
- Cross-date and validate archaeological timbers from Central Europe using the provided ITRDB GERM070 chronology.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the proxy tree-ring record with other paleoclimate archives.
- Study historical forest management and timber sourcing by analyzing the species and growth patterns of the sampled timbers.
Strengths
- 149-year continuous time-series from 388 to 240 BP.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Sample size and number of individual tree cores are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Dom Platz 7) in Regensburg, Bavaria.
- Data is temporally stale, representing conditions over 1600 years ago.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Dendrochronological analysis of historical timber samples.
- Time Range
- 388 to 240 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Bavaria, Germany (specific site: Dom Platz 7, Regensburg).