St. Emmeram Church Tree Ring Chronology from Regensburg

475 to 308 calendar years before present (BP) tree ring data from a roof floor in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and is associated with a Tree Ring study type. Data were collected and archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies for the 5th-4th centuries BCE using tree ring width (ABAL) measurements.
• Calibrate and validate regional climate models for Central Europe using the high-resolution ITRDB GERM071 chronology.
• Analyze growth patterns and climate sensitivity of the sampled tree species (likely Abies alba) from the specified geographic location.
• Cross-date and synchronize this chronology with other European tree ring records to identify widespread climatic events.

Strengths

• Data covers a 168-year period (475-308 BP), providing a continuous high-resolution record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive and the International Tree Ring Data Bank (ITRDB).

Limitations

• Very small temporal coverage (168 years) limits analysis of long-term climate trends.
• Single geographic location (one church in Regensburg) limits spatial representativeness.
• Exact sample count, measurement parameters, and data quality metrics are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) of samples from a roof floor.

Time Range

475 to 308 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

St. Emmeram Church, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany.