South Dakota Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

Tree-ring fire history data from O'Neill Pass in South Dakota, United States, covering a period from 350 to -45 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. The data was published in 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyzing fire event frequency over time using the calendar years before present (BP) chronology.
• Correlating fire history parameters with regional climate reconstructions from other paleoclimate proxies.
• Studying the spatial distribution of past fires in South Dakota using the geographic location metadata.

Strengths

• Data covers a long temporal range of 395 calendar years.
• Parameters are specifically related to fire history and tree-ring analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, last updated in 1995.
• The exact number of records, sample size, and specific data columns are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single location in South Dakota.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis.

Time Range

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

Geography

O'Neill Pass, South Dakota, United States of America.