Argentine Fire History Reconstruction from Laguna Huala Hue Tree Rings

NOAA NCEI Paleoclimatology data reconstructs fire history from tree-ring parameters at Laguna Huala Hue in Rio Negro, Argentina. The temporal coverage spans from 240 to -42 calendar years before present (BP). This fire history study was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire event years from the tree-ring chronology for the Laguna Huala Hue site.
• Analyzing the frequency of fire events over the 282-year period covered by the data.
• Correlating fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies for the region.

Strengths

• Data spans a 282-year period (240 to -42 BP), providing a multi-century record.
• Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1992.
• Specific data parameters, row counts, and file formats are unknown from the description.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Rio Negro, Argentina.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1992-01-01

Geography

Laguna Huala Hue, Rio Negro, Argentina (South America).