Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings in Washington State

435 to -44 calendar years before present (BP) of fire history data reconstructed from tree rings in the Entiat Mud Creek area of Washington, USA. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the system in 1994.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire_occurrence_year data to identify frequency and return intervals of historical wildfires.
• Correlate fire_history parameters with regional climate proxy records to model climate-fire relationships.
• Reconstruct fire_scar evidence from tree_ring sequences to date past fire events.
• Study spatial patterns of fire_history within the Entiat Mud Creek Aspect Polygon 167 geographic location.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of 479 years (from 435 to -44 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data recency is low, with a last system update recorded in 1994.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single aspect polygon in Washington State.
• Specific sample size, row count, and column details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Fire history reconstruction from tree ring analysis.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Entiat Mud Creek Aspect Polygon 167, Washington, United States Of America.