Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings in Washington State

Washington State fire history data derived from tree ring analysis at the Entiat Mud Creek site. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) provides this paleoclimatology record covering 298 to -44 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct fire event dates and frequency using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyze long-term climate-fire relationships using the 342-year temporal coverage.
• Calibrate regional fire history models with site-specific data from the Entiat Mud Creek location.

Strengths

• Covers a 342-year period (298 to -44 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1994.
• Specific sample size, column details, and file formats are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

298 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Entiat Mud Creek, Washington, United States of America.