Fire History Reconstruction From Tree Rings In Arizona

550 to -46 calendar years before present (BP) of fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis in Arizona, USA. This paleoclimatology dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in 1996.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over a ~600-year period using the fire history time series.
• Correlate fire event years with regional climate proxies derived from tree-ring parameters.
• Model historical fire-climate relationships for the Arizona location to inform future wildfire projections.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of approximately 600 calendar years.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1996.
• Specific sample size, column details, and file formats are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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

Freshness

1996-01-01

Geography

Arizona, United States Of America.