Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings in Washington State

Washington State fire history data derived from tree ring analysis. The dataset covers a period from 306 to -49 calendar years before present. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and intervals using the dated fire scar records from tree rings.
• Correlate fire history events with climatic proxies derived from tree-ring width or density data.
• Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the South Deep Aspect Polygon 2 site using the calendar years before present timeline.

Strengths

• Time series spans 355 years (306 to -49 BP)
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1999
• Specific sample size, row count, 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) for fire scar dating

Time Range

306 to -49 calendar years before present (BP)

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Washington, United States Of America (South Deep Aspect Polygon 2)