500 calendar years of fire history data reconstructed from tree-ring analysis at Dead Horse Flats in South Dakota. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology World Data Service. The original data publication occurred around 1995.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire frequency over 500 years using the calendar years before present (BP) parameter.
- Correlate fire history events with regional climate proxies using the tree-ring data.
- Model long-term fire return intervals in South Dakota grasslands using the reconstructed fire chronology.
Strengths
- Data covers a long temporal span of 500 calendar years.
- Provides a specific geographic location: Dead Horse Flats, South Dakota.
Limitations
- The dataset's last known update was in 1995, making it potentially stale.
- Specific data parameters, sample sizes, and measurement details are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis for fire history reconstruction.
- Time Range
- 500 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1995-01-01
- Geography
- Dead Horse Flats, South Dakota, United States of America.