NOAA NCEI provides a tree ring chronology from Bavaria, Germany, covering 138 years from 91 to -47 calendar years before present. The dataset is part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archive, created by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in the archive in 1997.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies in Bavaria using annual tree ring width measurements.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing the chronology's time-series data against known historical climate events.
- Analyze long-term environmental stress patterns on forests from the tree ring parameter data over the 138-year period.
Strengths
- Covers a specific 138-year time period (91 to -47 BP) for detailed temporal analysis.
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is limited to 138 years, which is short for some long-term climate trend analyses.
- Data is geographically specific to Bavaria, Germany, limiting broader regional inferences.
- The dataset was last updated in 1997 and may not reflect current data standards or corrections.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) from a site in Falkenfels, Bavaria.
- Time Range
- 91 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Bavaria, Germany.