Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings in Los Lagos, Chile

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree rings for the Cordillera Pelada region in Los Lagos, Chile. The record spans 627 calendar years, from 586 to -41 years before present (BP). This dataset was compiled by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1991.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term fire frequency and return intervals using the dated fire events from tree-ring records.
• Correlate fire history periods with regional climate proxies to study climate-fire relationships over 627 years.
• Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the Cordillera Pelada region using the temporal sequence of fire scars.
• Validate and calibrate broader paleofire models for southern Chile using this site-specific chronology.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 627 calendar years, providing a multi-century record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1991, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are not provided in the description.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in the Cordillera Pelada, Chile.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to identify fire events.

Time Range

586 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1991-01-01

Geography

Cordillera Pelada, Los Lagos, Chile.