Heyerdahl Fire History from Wash Creek Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives the Heyerdahl fire data from Wash Creek, Idaho. The dataset contains fire history parameters derived from tree rings, covering a period from 350 to 58 calendar years before present. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical fire frequency and severity from tree-ring fire scars and other parameters.
• Analyze long-term climate-fire relationships using the 292-year temporal coverage of fire events.
• Calibrate regional fire history models for Idaho using the site-specific geographic data.

Strengths

• Covers a 292-year period (350 to 58 BP) of fire history.
• Provides site-specific data for a defined geographic location in Idaho.

Limitations

• The dataset's temporal coverage ends 58 years before present, limiting analysis of modern fire trends.
• Sample size and specific parameter counts are unknown from the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

350 to 58 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Wash Creek, Idaho, United States of America.