Historical Timber Tree-Ring Data from Straubing, Germany

Bavaria, Germany provides the location for this paleoclimatology dataset containing tree-ring parameters. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives the data, which covers the period from 186 to 71 calendar years before present. The study type is Tree Ring and it was last updated in the NOAA system in 1879.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing past climate conditions in Bavaria using tree-ring width as a proxy.
• Analyzing growth patterns and environmental stressors from tree-ring data for the period 186-71 BP.
• Calibrating regional dendrochronological chronologies with the Straubing historical timber series.
• Studying the relationship between historical climate events and tree growth metrics documented in the parameters.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 115-year period (186 to 71 BP) for temporal analysis.
• Geographic location is precisely defined as Bavaria, Germany.

Limitations

• The exact sample size (number of tree cores or timbers) is unknown.
• Data recency is low, with a last update recorded in 1879, indicating potential metadata staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Dendrochronological analysis of historical timbers from the Seminargasse 8-3 site in Straubing.

Time Range

186 to 71 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Bavaria, Germany.