Fire History Reconstruction from Jewel Cave Tree Rings

Fire history parameters derived from tree ring analysis cover a period from 400 to -45 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information as part of its Paleoclimatology collection. The data was last updated in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire event chronology using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire frequency and climate parameters over centuries.
• Calibrating regional fire history models for South Dakota using paleo-fire evidence.
• Studying long-term ecological impacts of fire events recorded in Jewel Cave tree samples.

Strengths

• Time coverage spans 445 calendar years (400 to -45 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is stale, last updated in 1995.
• Specific sample size, column details, and measurement parameters are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in South Dakota.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

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

Geography

Jewel Cave South, South Dakota, United States Of America.