Historical Timber Tree-Ring Data from Regensburg, Germany

Tree-ring data from historical timbers at Lederergasse 29 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. The data covers a 85-year period from 226 to 142 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies for Bavaria using tree-ring width as a proxy.
• Cross-date historical timber samples from the 2nd century BCE using the provided chronology.
• Analyze climate signals in the time-series data for the period 226-142 BP.
• Calibrate regional dendrochronological sequences for Germany using the ITRDB GERM083 series.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 85-year period from 226 to 142 BP.
• Geographic location is precisely defined as Bavaria, Germany.

Limitations

• Sample size and number of individual tree cores are unknown.
• Temporal coverage is limited to 85 years, which is short for some climate reconstructions.
• Data is from a single location, limiting regional representativeness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Dendrochronological analysis of historical timbers.

Time Range

226 to 142 calendar years before present (BP).

Geography

Bavaria, Germany (specific site: Lederergasse 29, Regensburg).