Tree ring data from Montana, United States, provides parameters related to fire outlook over a 487-year period from 454 BC to 33 BC. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under its Paleoclimatology program. The data was published in 1983.
Use Cases
- Reconstructing historical fire frequency and intensity using tree ring parameters.
- Analyzing climate variability and drought cycles preceding fire events via tree ring chronologies.
- Calibrating regional paleoclimate models with site-specific fire outlook proxy data.
- Studying long-term ecological resilience and forest dynamics from fire-related tree ring features.
Strengths
- Data covers a 487-year time span from 454 BC to 33 BC.
- Geographic location is precisely specified as Montana, United States.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1983.
- Specific parameters, row counts, and data formats are unknown.
- The dataset may have a limited spatial scope focused on a single site in Montana.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- 454 BC to 33 BC (calendar years before present).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Montana, United States Of America.