Fire History Reconstruction from Spaulding Gulch Tree Rings

A 296-year record from 254 to -42 calendar years before present (BP) documents fire history parameters derived from tree rings. The dataset is part of the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive, specifically categorized as a Fire study. It was produced by NOAA NCEI, with metadata last updated in 1992.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history parameters over the 296-year period.
• Correlate fire events with regional climate proxies using the precise calendar year BP dating from tree rings.
• Reconstruct historical fire severity by examining parameters related to fire scars or other tree-ring metrics.
• Model long-term landscape changes in Oregon by integrating the site-specific fire history data with other paleo-records.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 296-year period (254 to -42 BP) for temporal analysis.
• Provides fire history parameters derived from dendrochronological methods.
• Archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Data collection concluded in 1992, making the record potentially stale for contemporary analysis.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Spaulding Gulch, Oregon), limiting regional generalization.
• Specific row count, column details, and data granularity are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to infer fire history parameters.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Spaulding Gulch (site 11), Oregon, United States of America.