German Historical Timber Tree-Ring Data from 333-268 BP

333 to 268 calendar years before present of tree-ring parameters from historical timbers in Bavaria, Germany. The data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This paleoclimatology study was last updated in 1682.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past climate conditions like temperature or precipitation using the tree-ring width parameter.
• Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors in historical Bavarian forests from the tree-ring data.
• Calibrate or extend regional dendrochronological master chronologies for Central Europe using this time-series.
• Study long-term forest ecology and timber use history from the dated timber samples.

Strengths

• Covers a 65-year period (333-268 BP) of historical climate proxy data.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The specific sample size (row count) and measured parameters beyond 'tree ring' are unknown.
• Data recency is unclear as the last update date (1682) is likely erroneous or a placeholder.

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

333 to 268 calendar years before present (BP).

Geography

Bavaria, Germany.