Fire History Reconstruction from Jewel Cave Tree Rings

NOAA NCEI Paleoclimatology data reconstructs fire history from tree rings in South Dakota. The time coverage spans from 450 to -45 calendar years before present (BP). This archived study was published by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Analyzing fire frequency trends over nearly 500 years using the calendar years before present (BP) parameter.
• Correlating fire history events with other paleoclimate proxies using tree-ring data.
• Modeling regional fire-climate relationships in South Dakota using the geographic location and time-series data.
• Reconstructing past fire return intervals from the fire history parameters recorded in tree rings.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific geographic location (South Dakota, United States).
• Time period coverage spans approximately 495 calendar years (from 450 to -45 BP).

Limitations

• The dataset is archived and its last known update was in 1995, indicating potential staleness.
• Specific data parameters, row counts, and file formats are unknown, limiting initial assessment.
• The calendar year range includes negative values (-45 BP), which may require interpretation for temporal alignment.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Archived paleoclimatology study derived from tree-ring analysis.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

South Dakota, United States Of America.