Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings at Fire Point Arizona

347 calendar years of fire history data, from 300 to -47 years before present, reconstructed from tree rings. The dataset documents fire events and is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the NOAA system in 1997.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire return intervals using the fire event chronology and calendar year before present (BP) dates.
• Correlate fire history events with regional paleoclimate proxies from tree-ring width or other parameters.
• Model historical fire regimes by examining the frequency and timing of fire events recorded in the tree-ring series.

Strengths

• Covers a 347-year time range from 300 to -47 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1997.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Fire Point, Arizona).
• Sample size and specific parameter counts are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Fire history reconstruction from tree-ring analysis.

Time Range

300 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Fire Point, Arizona, United States of America.