Swiss Tree-Ring Chronology for Paleoclimate Reconstruction

26 to -37 calendar years before present (BP) of tree-ring data from Switzerland. The dataset is a paleoclimatology study from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service, categorized as a Tree Ring study. It was archived and last updated in 1987.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct past temperature or precipitation anomalies by analyzing the tree-ring width chronology.
• Calibrate climate proxy models using the dated annual resolution of the ring-width series.
• Study extreme climatic events in the Alpine region by identifying marker years in the ring sequence.
• Compare this Swiss chronology with other European tree-ring datasets to analyze spatial climate patterns.

Strengths

• Time series covers a 63-year period from 26 to -37 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1987.
• Sample size, geographic precision, and specific measurement parameters are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

26 to -37 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Switzerland, Western Europe.