Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings at Anthony Burn Site

Fire history data reconstructed from tree-ring analysis at the Anthony Burn site in Oregon, USA. The dataset covers a period from 150 to -42 calendar years before present, indicating a record extending into the future relative to the 1950 baseline. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1992.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire return intervals and frequency using the fire event chronology derived from tree-ring scars.
• Correlate fire history events with other paleoclimate proxies using the calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
• Model historical fire-climate relationships using the site-specific fire history parameters for the Oregon location.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 192 years (from 150 to -42 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data recency is limited, with a last update date of 1992.
• Specific parameters, sample size, and measurement methodologies are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

150 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Static dataset last updated in 1992.

Geography

Anthony Burn (site 9), Oregon, United States of America.