Fire History Reconstruction from East Camp Creek Tree Rings

Tree-ring data from Oregon reconstructs fire events over a 422-year period from 380 to -42 calendar years before present. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information archives this paleoclimatology study under its World Data Service. This fire history dataset was last updated in the repository in 1992.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the dated fire-scar records from tree rings.
• Correlate fire event years with regional climate proxy data to study climate-fire relationships.
• Establish a baseline historical fire chronology for the East Camp Creek area in Oregon.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal span of 422 calendar years.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last repository update in 1992, potentially missing newer analyses.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (East Camp Creek, Oregon), limiting regional generalizations.
• Specific sample size (number of tree cores or fire scars) and data structure are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Dendrochronological analysis of fire scars in tree rings.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1992-01-01

Geography

East Camp Creek (site 5), Oregon, United States of America.