West Myrtle Creek Fire History from Tree Rings (267 to -42 BP)

Tree-ring fire scar data documents historical fire events at the West Myrtle Creek site in Oregon, USA. The temporal coverage spans from 267 to -42 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct fire frequency and seasonality from fire scar dates and intra-ring positions.
• Analyze the relationship between fire events and climate proxies using the calendar year timeline.
• Compare fire history parameters like mean fire intervals across different sites in Oregon.
• Calibrate fire regime models with dated historical fire events from a specific geographic location.

Strengths

• Time series covers a period of 309 years (267 to -42 BP).
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1992.
• Specific sample size (row count) and measurement parameters are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Analysis of fire scars in tree rings.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1992-01-01

Geography

West Myrtle Creek (site 8), Oregon, United States Of America.