Argentine Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a fire history dataset based on tree-ring analysis from Rahue, Neuquen, Argentina. The data covers a period from 511 to -45 calendar years before present (BP), indicating it includes years both before and after the 1950 reference date. This study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over the 556-year period using the calendar years BP data.
• Correlate fire event years from the tree-ring record with regional paleoclimate proxy data.
• Reconstruct historical fire severity by examining fire scar parameters within the tree-ring sequences.
• Model the relationship between fire history and ecological changes in Patagonian forests.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal span of 556 calendar years.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides geolocated data for Neuquen, Argentina.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1995, making it temporally stale.
• Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in 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) to parameterize fire history.

Time Range

511 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Neuquen, Argentina.