Swamp Ridge Fire History from Tree Rings (350 to -48 BP)

Fire history data spanning 398 calendar years from 350 to -48 BP, derived from tree-ring analysis at Swamp Ridge, Arizona. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The study was last updated in 1998.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire occurrence years from tree-ring fire scars and dates.
• Analyzing fire frequency and return intervals over a 398-year period.
• Correlating fire history parameters with regional paleoclimate proxy records.
• Modeling long-term wildfire risk in Arizona's forest ecosystems using historical baseline data.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 398 calendar years (350 to -48 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1998.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Swamp Ridge, Arizona).
• Specific sample size (row count) and data parameters are unknown from the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

350 to -48 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1998-01-01

Geography

Swamp Ridge, Arizona, United States of America.