Washington State Fire History from Nile Creek Tree Rings

542 to -46 calendar years before present (BP) of fire history data derived from tree ring analysis in Washington, USA. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1996.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire event years and frequency from the tree-ring chronology.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire history parameters and climatic periods over a 588-year span.
• Calibrating regional fire history models using the Washington, USA geographic location data.

Strengths

• Covers a 588-year time period from 542 to -46 BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1996.
• Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single polygon in Washington State.

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

542 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1996-01-01

Geography

Nile Creek Aspect Polygon 10, Washington, United States Of America.