Washington State Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology archives this fire history dataset from Washington, United States. The data reconstruct fire events using tree-ring parameters, covering a period from 378 to -49 calendar years before present. It was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over a 400+ year period using the calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
• Correlate fire history events with other paleoclimate proxies using the tree-ring parameters.
• Model historical fire regimes in the South Deep Aspect Polygon 5 region of Washington State.
• Reconstruct past climate-vegetation-fire relationships from the fire history and tree-ring data features.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans approximately 427 calendar years.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1999, indicating potential staleness.
• 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

Reconstructed from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

South Deep Aspect Polygon 5, Washington, United States Of America.