Baisan Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

550 to -46 calendar years before present of fire history data reconstructed from tree rings in Arizona, USA. This paleoclimatology study is archived and provided by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1996.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire return intervals and frequency using the fire history chronology.
• Correlate fire event years from tree-ring scars with regional climate proxy data.
• Reconstruct historical fire seasonality and severity from fire scar parameters.
• Model long-term vegetation and fuel dynamics in Arizona using the temporal fire record.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of approximately 596 years (550 to -46 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1996.
• Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a specific location in Arizona.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Fire history reconstruction from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

550 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Arizona, United States Of America.