NOAA NCEI archives fire history data derived from tree ring analysis for South Dakota. The record spans approximately 495 years, from 450 to -45 calendar years before present. This paleoclimatology study was published by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire event frequency over the 495-year period using reconstructed fire history parameters.
- Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
- Model historical fire return intervals in the South Dakota region based on tree-ring evidence.
- Validate regional fire simulation models using the long-term, site-specific fire record.
Strengths
- Data covers a long temporal range of approximately 495 years.
- Parameters are specifically related to fire history and tree-ring analysis.
Limitations
- The dataset's last update was in 1995, indicating potential methodological staleness.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single location in South Dakota.
- Specific data volume (row count, column details) and sample size are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Data derived from tree ring analysis.
- Time Range
- 450 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- South Dakota, United States Of America.