McMillan Mountain Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data from tree rings at McMillan Mountain, Montana. The record covers 412 years, from 450 to 38 calendar years before present. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) maintains this study.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
• Correlate fire history events with regional climate proxies using the tree-ring chronology.
• Reconstruct historical fire regimes for Montana using the dated fire scar parameters.

Strengths

• 412-year temporal coverage provides a multi-century record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage ends at 38 years BP, limiting analysis of very recent centuries.
• Specific sample size, column details, and geographic precision are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire scar dating.

Time Range

450 to 38 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

McMillan Mountain, Montana, United States of America.