Tree-ring data from a seed orchard in Oregon provides a fire history record spanning 259 years, from 217 to -42 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in 1992.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct fire event years using tree-ring fire scar data.
- Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over the 259-year period.
- Correlate fire history parameters with regional paleoclimate proxies.
- Study long-term forest dynamics and disturbance ecology at the specified site.
Strengths
- Covers a specific 259-year time period (217 to -42 BP).
- Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1992.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single seed orchard site in Oregon.
- Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis, likely involving fire scar identification.
- Time Range
- 217 to -42 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1992-01-01
- Geography
- Seed Orchard (site 4), Oregon, United States of America.