Everett Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings in Washington

350 to -44 calendar years before present of fire history data derived from tree ring analysis. The dataset contains parameters related to fire events in the Entiat Mud Creek area of Washington, USA. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire event years and frequency from tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire history parameters and regional climate proxies.
• Calibrating and validating fire regime models for the Cascade Range region.
• Studying long-term ecological succession patterns following historical fires.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans approximately 394 years (350 to -44 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1994.
• Specific sample size, row count, and column details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Entiat Mud Creek Aspect Polygon 202, Washington, United States of America.