Fire History Reconstruction from Boone Creek Barrens Tree Rings

Tree-ring data from Boone Creek Barrens, Indiana, reconstructs fire events over a 345-year period from 296 to -49 calendar years before present. The dataset, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, provides parameters for fire history analysis. This study was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1999.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire_event_year and fire_scar data to identify frequency and seasonality of historical wildfires.
• Correlate fire_interval with tree-ring_width chronologies to assess climate drivers of fire activity.
• Map fire_history parameters against the geographic location of Indiana to study spatial patterns in fire occurrence.
• Use calendar_years_bp time series to place local fire events into a broader regional paleoclimate context.

Strengths

• Covers a 345-year time period from 296 to -49 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides specific fire history parameters linked to a precise geographic location in Indiana.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1999.
• Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Boone Creek Barrens).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to identify fire scars and events.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Boone Creek Barrens, Indiana, United States of America.