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. NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information archives this paleoclimatology study, which covers the period from 240 to -44 calendar years before present. The dataset was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct fire event years using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over a 284-year period.
• Correlate fire history parameters with regional paleoclimate proxy records.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 284 calendar years (240 to -44 BP).
• Data is archived and curated by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data recency is limited, with a last update in 1994.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site polygon in Washington State.
• Specific row counts and measurement parameters are not provided in the description.

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

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

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

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