Nile Creek Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

460 to -46 calendar years BP of fire history data reconstructed from tree rings at the Nile Creek Aspect Polygon 8 site in Washington, USA. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This fire history study was last updated in the NOAA system in 1996.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire return intervals and event years using the tree-ring chronology.
• Analyzing correlations between fire history parameters and regional paleoclimate proxies.
• Calibrating fire regime models for the Washington region using the site-specific fire history record.

Strengths

• Covers a 506-year period (460 to -46 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
• Provides a site-specific, high-resolution fire history record for a defined geographic polygon.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage ends at -46 BP (46 years AD), lacking modern fire records.
• Data is from a single geographic polygon, limiting spatial generalizability.
• The dataset metadata and core data were last updated in 1996, indicating potential staleness.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Fire history reconstruction from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Nile Creek Aspect Polygon 8, Washington, United States.