Fire history data from 407 to -44 calendar years before present, derived from tree-ring analysis in Neuquen, Argentina. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. Data was last updated in the repository in 1994.
Use Cases
- Reconstructing fire event years using tree-ring fire scar parameters.
- Analyzing fire frequency and return intervals over a 451-year period.
- Correlating fire history parameters with regional paleoclimate proxies.
- Studying pre-industrial fire regimes in the Patagonian region of Argentina.
Strengths
- Covers a 451-year time period (407 to -44 BP).
- Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Includes specific geographic location (Neuquen, Argentina).
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last repository update in 1994.
- Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single location in Argentina.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.
- Time Range
- 407 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1994-01-01
- Geography
- Neuquen, Argentina.