Fire history data spanning 495 calendar years from 450 to -45 BP, derived from tree-ring analysis. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1995.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire frequency and intervals over the 495-year period using the calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
- Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
- Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the San Francisco Peaks region using tree-ring evidence.
- Validate or calibrate regional fire history models with point-specific, dated fire events.
Strengths
- Covers a specific 495-year time period (450 to -45 BP).
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1995.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Arizona, limiting generalizability.
- Specific parameters, sample size, and data structure are not detailed in the provided metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history.
- Time Range
- 450 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1995-01-01
- Geography
- San Francisco Peaks (East), Arizona, United States of America.