267 to 111 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring width measurements from historical timbers at the Salzstadel 1 site in Straubing, Bavaria, Germany. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, specifically the ITRDB collection, and was contributed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. It is archived for paleoclimatic and dendrochronological research.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies in Bavaria by analyzing annual tree-ring width variations.
- Establish a dendrochronological reference chronology for dating other historical timber samples from the Straubing region.
- Investigate the relationship between tree growth (ring-width) and documented historical climate events or periods.
- Calibrate climate proxy models using the precisely dated time-series of tree-ring parameters.
Strengths
- Time-series coverage spans 156 years (267 to 111 BP), providing a multi-century climate proxy.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The sample size (number of individual timber cores or trees) is unknown, which limits statistical robustness.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Salzstadel 1, Straubing), reducing regional representativeness.
- Data freshness is low, with a last updated date recorded as 1839, indicating potential metadata staleness.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) of historical timber samples.
- Time Range
- 267 to 111 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Bavaria, Germany (specific site: Salzstadel 1, Straubing).