Rincon Peak Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

Arizona fire history data from the Rincon Peak site, spanning 446 calendar years from 470 to 24 BP. The dataset contains parameters of fire history derived from tree rings. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical fire frequency and severity using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyzing long-term climate-fire relationships by correlating fire event years with other paleoclimate proxies.
• Calibrating regional fire history models with site-specific fire event chronologies.
• Studying changes in fire return intervals over a 446-year period before present.

Strengths

• Time series covers 446 calendar years (470 to 24 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The core data record ends 24 years BP, limiting analysis of very recent fire history.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Rincon Peak, Arizona).
• Specific sample size (number of tree cores) and measurement columns are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

470 to 24 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Rincon Peak, Arizona, United States of America.