Fire History Reconstruction from South Dakota Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree ring analysis in the Upper Pine Mid-Basin of South Dakota. The temporal coverage spans from 350 to -46 calendar years before present (BP). This dataset is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and was last updated in 1996.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency patterns over a 396-year period using the calendar years before present (BP) time series.
• Correlate fire history events with other paleoclimate proxies using the fire history parameter.
• Study regional fire ecology in South Dakota using the specific geographic location data.
• Reconstruct past climate conditions influencing fire regimes from the tree ring parameters.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 396-year time period (350 to -46 BP).
• Includes precise geographic location for South Dakota, United States.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1996.
• Unknown sample size (row count) and specific column structure.
• Time period uses a non-standard calendar reference (years before present).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from tree ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

350 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).

Geography

Upper Pine Mid-Basin, South Dakota, United States of America.