Heyerdahl Fire History Reconstruction from Palouse Tree Rings

Fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis in the Palouse region of Idaho, USA. The dataset covers a 313-year period from 368 to 55 calendar years before present. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical fire frequency and severity using tree-ring fire scar parameters.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire events and climatic periods over a 313-year time series.
• Calibrating regional fire history models with site-specific proxy data from Idaho.
• Studying long-term ecosystem resilience by correlating fire history parameters with other paleoenvironmental records.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 313-year period (368 to 55 BP) for temporal analysis.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The temporal coverage ends 55 years BP, limiting analysis of the most recent centuries.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site in Idaho, USA.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

368 to 55 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Weitz, Palouse region, Idaho, United States Of America.