Fire History Reconstruction from Gillette Prairie Tree Rings

350 calendar years of fire history data are reconstructed from tree-ring analysis at Gillette Prairie in South Dakota. The dataset, archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, provides parameters related to fire events. It was published in 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and intensity over the 350-year period using tree-ring fire scars.
• Correlate fire history parameters with regional climate reconstructions from the same time-series.
• Model past fire regimes in South Dakota's Gillette Prairie ecosystem using dated fire events.

Strengths

• Time coverage spans 350 calendar years before present.
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI Paleoclimatology archive.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1995.
• Sample size and geographic scope are limited to a single prairie site.
• Specific column names and data formats are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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

Geography

Gillette Prairie, South Dakota, United States of America.