Fire History Reconstruction from Oregon Tree Rings (211 to -42 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data from the Raddue site in Oregon, USA. The dataset covers a time period from 211 to -42 calendar years before present (BP). It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over a 253-year period using the calendar years before present (BP) time series.
• Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies to understand climate-fire relationships in Oregon.
• Reconstruct historical fire events and their intensity using tree-ring based fire scar data from the Raddue site.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 253-year time period (211 to -42 BP) for detailed temporal analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data record is relatively short for paleoclimate studies, spanning only a few centuries.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Raddue, Oregon), reducing regional generalizability.
• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1992.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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

Freshness

1992-01-01

Geography

Raddue site, Oregon, United States Of America.