NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology provides a fire history dataset reconstructed from tree rings near Silver City, South Dakota. The data coverage spans from 500 to -45 calendar years before present. This archived study is maintained by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire occurrence frequency over centuries using the calendar years before present timeline.
- Correlate fire events with climatic periods using the reconstructed fire history parameters.
- Model historical fire return intervals in the South Dakota region using the tree-ring proxy data.
Strengths
- Time coverage spans 545 calendar years.
- Data is sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- Data records end at 45 years BP, lacking modern fire observations.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site near Silver City, South Dakota.
- The dataset was last updated in 1995, indicating potential staleness in methodology.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Fire history reconstruction from tree-ring analysis.
- Time Range
- 500 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1995-01-01
- Geography
- Silver City, South Dakota, United States of America.