Tree-ring data from Washington State reconstructs fire history over a 524-year period, from 478 to -46 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in 1996.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire_event_year and fire_interval metrics to model historical fire frequency.
- Correlate fire_occurrence with tree-ring_width to infer climate conditions preceding fires.
- Map fire_scar locations within the Nile Creek Aspect Polygon 6 to study spatial fire patterns.
Strengths
- Covers a 524-year time period (478 to -46 BP).
- Provides fire history parameters linked to a specific geographic polygon in Washington.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1996.
- Specific row count, sample size, 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) to infer fire history parameters.
- Time Range
- 478 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Washington, United States Of America (Nile Creek Aspect Polygon 6).