Fire History Reconstruction from Washington State Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree rings at the Entiat Mud Creek site in Washington, USA. The temporal coverage spans from 247 to -44 calendar years before present. This dataset was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the dated fire event chronology.
• Correlate fire history events with regional climate proxies using the calendar year BP timeline.
• Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the Entiat Mud Creek geographic location.
• Study long-term ecological impacts by examining the tree-ring parameters recording fire scars.

Strengths

• Data spans a 291-year period from 247 to -44 calendar years BP.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1994.
• Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Entiat Mud Creek site, Washington, United States.