Fire History Reconstruction from Riflepit Gulch East Tree Rings

Tree-ring data from Riflepit Gulch East reconstructs fire events in South Dakota over a 545-year period from 500 to -45 calendar years before present. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archives this paleoclimatology study under its World Data Service. The data was archived in 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and severity over time using the reconstructed fire history parameter.
• Correlate fire events with climatic periods using the calendar years before present time coverage.
• Model historical fire regimes in South Dakota using the geographic location parameter.
• Validate regional paleoclimate models with site-specific fire history data.

Strengths

• Provides a 545-year temporal coverage of fire history.
• Data is archived by NOAA NCEI, an authoritative environmental data center.

Limitations

• The data is temporally stale, having been archived in 1995 with no recent updates.
• Specific sample size, column names, and data structure are unknown.
• The time period uses calendar years before present (BP), which requires conversion for modern analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

South Dakota, United States Of America.