Heyerdahl Fire History Data from Middle Stein River Valley

Fire history data derived from tree ring analysis in British Columbia, Canada. The time period coverage spans from 439 to -49 calendar years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical fire frequency from tree-ring fire-scar data for the Middle Stein River Valley.
• Analyze the relationship between climate periods and fire events using the calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
• Calibrate regional fire history models using the geographic location parameter for British Columbia, Canada.

Strengths

• Time series covers 488 calendar years (from 439 to -49 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1999.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

From 439 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Middle Stein River Valley, British Columbia, Canada.