Historical Timber Tree Ring Data from Straubing, Germany

Tree ring measurements from timbers at Theresienplatz 40-1 in Straubing, Bavaria, provide a climate proxy for 321 to 233 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. Data collection and publication details are managed by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct annual temperature or precipitation anomalies for Bavaria using tree ring width measurements.
• Calibrate regional dendrochronological master chronologies by cross-dating the Straubing timber series.
• Analyze climate variability during the Roman Imperial period in Germany from the 233-321 BP time coverage.
• Validate climate model simulations of past centuries using proxy data from the ITRDB GERM077 site.

Strengths

• Data covers an 88-year continuous period (321 to 233 BP), providing a multi-decadal climate record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology network.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to a single location (Straubing), reducing regional representativeness.
• The temporal coverage is relatively short (88 years) compared to other tree-ring chronologies spanning centuries.
• Precise measurement parameters, sample depth, and data formats are unspecified in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Dendrochronological analysis of historical timber samples.

Time Range

321 to 233 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Bavaria, Germany. Specific site: Theresienplatz 40-1, Straubing.