429 to -42 calendar years before present (BP) of fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis in Idaho, USA. This paleoclimatology dataset was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under its World Data Service. The associated study type is Fire and the data was last updated in 1992.
Use Cases
- Reconstructing fire event chronology using tree-ring fire scar data.
- Analyzing the relationship between fire frequency and climatic periods over a 471-year span.
- Studying spatial patterns of historical fires in the Palouse region of Idaho.
Strengths
- Covers a 471-year time period from 429 to -42 BP.
- Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1992.
- Specific sample size, column details, and file formats are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.
- Time Range
- 429 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Leef's Hill, Palouse, Idaho, United States Of America.