Rainbow Plateau Fire History Data from Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree rings for the Rainbow Plateau in Arizona. The dataset covers a time period from 330 to -47 calendar years before present (BP). It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1997.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct fire occurrence timelines using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyze the relationship between fire events and climate proxies over a 377-year period.
• Calibrate regional fire history models with data from a specific geographic location in Arizona.

Strengths

• Covers a 377-year time period (330 to -47 BP).
• Data is archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1997.
• The specific row count, column names, and sample size are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1997-01-01

Geography

Rainbow Plateau, Arizona, United States of America.