Arizona fire history data reconstructed from tree rings at the Battle Flat site. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information provides this paleoclimatology record covering 235 years, from 297 to 62 calendar years before present. It is archived as part of the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history chronology.
- Correlate fire event years from tree-ring data with regional climate proxy records.
- Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the Battle Flat area in Arizona.
- Study long-term changes in wildfire activity over a 235-year period.
Strengths
- Time series covers a specific 235-year period (297 to 62 BP).
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- The dataset's temporal coverage is limited to a single 235-year window in the past.
- Data is geographically restricted to the Battle Flat site in Arizona.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Reconstructed from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 297 to 62 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Battle Flat, Arizona, United States.