NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Brown fire data provides a reconstruction of fire history parameters derived from tree-ring analysis. The data covers a period from 400 to -45 calendar years before present, centered on South Dakota, United States. This archived study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal patterns in the fire_history parameter to reconstruct wildfire frequency over centuries.
- Correlate tree-ring derived fire events with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
- Use the geographic location data to map historical fire activity within the South Dakota region.
- Study the calibration between calendar years before present and fire events for chronological models.
Strengths
- Data covers a long temporal range of 445 years (400 to -45 BP).
- Parameters are derived from a specific proxy method: tree-ring analysis.
- Geographic location is precisely defined as South Dakota, United States.
Limitations
- The dataset's last known update was in 1995, indicating potential staleness.
- Specific column details like row count, measurement variables, and data format are unknown.
- The time range uses a non-standard 'years before present' scale ending at -45, which may require conversion.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Data parameters derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 400 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- South Dakota, United States Of America.