Wyoming Fire History Reconstruction from Bear Lodge Tree Rings

Tree-ring data reconstructs fire events in Wyoming's Bear Lodge area from 250 to -45 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service. The data was published in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct fire event chronology using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyze fire frequency and severity over a 295-year period.
• Correlate fire history parameters with regional paleoclimate proxies.
• Model forest resilience and recovery intervals from fire event data.

Strengths

• Provides a 295-year reconstruction of fire history.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• Data temporal coverage ends at -45 BP, limiting modern context.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site in Wyoming.
• Data publication date is 1995, potentially lacking modern methodological updates.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (fire scars) at the Bear Lodge Central site.

Time Range

250 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Wyoming, United States Of America (Bear Lodge Central site).