Fire history data reconstructed from tree ring analysis at the Pigtail Bridge site in South Dakota, USA. The record spans 495 calendar years, from 450 to -45 years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire_event_year sequences from tree ring fire scars to reconstruct local fire frequency.
- Correlate fire_history parameters with regional climate proxies to study fire-climate relationships.
- Map the geographic_location of fire events to assess spatial patterns of historical wildfires in South Dakota.
Strengths
- Time period coverage spans 495 calendar years.
- Data includes specific parameters for fire history and tree ring analysis.
- Archived by NOAA NCEI, an authoritative environmental data service.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1995.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in South Dakota.
- Specific column names, row counts, and sample data are unavailable.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire scar identification.
- Time Range
- 450 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- South Dakota, United States Of America.