Heyerdahl Fire History Data from Dugout, Oregon (470 to -44 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology provides the Heyerdahl fire data from Dugout, containing parameters of fire history derived from tree rings. The dataset covers a time period from 470 to -44 calendar years before present (BP) for a location in Oregon, USA. This archived study is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire frequency and severity over time using tree-ring fire scar parameters.
• Analyzing the relationship between climate proxies and fire history events within the 514-year record.
• Calibrating regional fire history models for Oregon using the site-specific chronology.
• Comparing pre-industrial fire regimes (before -44 BP) with later periods using the dated event sequence.

Strengths

• Time series covers 514 calendar years (from 470 to -44 BP).
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset was last updated in 1994, making methodologies and metadata potentially outdated.
• Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Oregon.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to infer fire history parameters.

Time Range

470 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Dugout, Oregon, United States Of America.