California Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

240 calendar years of fire history data, from 207 to -33 years before present, reconstructed from tree-ring analysis. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. The data was last updated in the system in 1983.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire event chronology.
• Correlate fire history periods with regional climate proxies from the tree-ring data.
• Model long-term fire risk in California forests based on historical fire-year records.

Strengths

• Covers a 240-year time period for long-term trend analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1983, indicating potential staleness.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

207 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Buck Rock Flat, California, United States of America.