NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives tree-ring width data from the Schuegraf Str. 5 site in Regensburg, Bavaria. The dataset provides a time series covering the period from 148 to 21 calendar years before present. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct historical temperature or precipitation anomalies using tree-ring width as a proxy climate indicator.
- Cross-date and validate age models for archaeological timbers from the Bavaria region.
- Analyze growth patterns and environmental stressors in European forests over a 127-year historical period.
- Calibrate regional climate models by comparing tree-ring chronologies with other paleoclimate records.
Strengths
- Time series spans 127 years (148 to 21 BP), providing a multi-century climate proxy.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Sample size is unknown; may be derived from a single timber or a small collection.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Regensburg, Bavaria.
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
- 148 to 21 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Schuegraf Str. 5, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany.