Tree-ring data reconstruct fire history for the San Francisco Peaks region in Arizona. The record covers approximately 495 years, from 450 to -45 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire occurrence frequency over time using the calendar years before present (BP) chronology.
- Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate drivers of wildfire.
- Reconstruct regional fire return intervals using the dated fire events recorded in the tree-ring series.
Strengths
- Time series covers a 495-year period (450 to -45 BP)
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1995
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Arizona
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction
- Time Range
- 450 to -45 calendar years before present (BP)
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- San Francisco Peaks (West), Arizona, United States