Washington State Fire History from Tree Rings (418 to -49 BP)

Fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis at the South Deep Aspect Polygon 12 site in Washington, USA. The temporal coverage spans 467 calendar years, from 418 to -49 years before present (BP). This archived study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct regional fire frequency and severity over a 467-year period using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyze the relationship between fire events and climatic periods inferred from the 'calendar years before present (BP)' time series.
• Calibrate or validate paleo-fire models for the Washington state region using the site-specific fire history parameters.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage of 467 calendar years provides a multi-century record of fire events.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset is spatially limited to a single study polygon in Washington state.
• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1999.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

418 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

South Deep Aspect Polygon 12, Washington, United States Of America.