Giant Forest Pine Fire History from 689 to 43 BC

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree rings of Giant Forest pines in California. The dataset covers a 732-year period from 689 to 43 calendar years before present. This fire history study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1993.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical fire frequency and severity using fire scar dates and tree-ring width sequences.
• Analyze climate-fire relationships by correlating fire event years with regional paleoclimate proxy records.
• Model fire return intervals for the Giant Forest ecosystem over a multi-century timeframe.
• Calibrate regional fire history models using precisely dated fire events from 689 to 43 BC.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of 732 calendar years (689 to 43 BC).
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a focused record for a specific old-growth forest ecosystem (Giant Forest).

Limitations

• The dataset's last recorded update was in 1993, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• The specific number of tree samples, fire events, and measurement parameters is unknown from the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single forest location in California.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) of fire scars and growth patterns in Giant Forest pines.

Time Range

689 to 43 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Giant Forest, California, United States of America.