noaa-fire-35533 eng; USA utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-01-22 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Saladyga fire data from Short Mountain, Appalachian Ridge and Valley - IMPD USSM-002 2022-01-26 publication doi:10.25921/ysrg-0763 noaa-fire-35533 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Saladyga, T. originator Saladyga, T. author Maxwell, R.S. originator Maxwell, R.S. author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher tableDigital This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Fire. The data include parameters of fire history|tree ring with a geographic location of West Virginia, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 223 to -69 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data. Records of past fire occurrence from tree rings, charcoal found in lake sediments, and other proxies. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations. Additional information on the International Multiproxy Database (IMPD) dataset procedures are also available. completed NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/webimages/pc-default-fire.png Paleoclimatology - Fire History PNG Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Land Records > Fire History theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|tree ring earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|tree ring earth science > paleoclimate > fire history earth science > paleoclimate > fire history > fire scar dates theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian PIVI Pinus virginiana Mill. Virginia pine scrub pine PIPU Pinus pungens Lamb. Table Mountain pine PIRI Pinus rigida Mill. pitch pine theme What: age; Material: null What: tree demographic and injury and fire event code; Material: wood theme Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus PaST Thesaurus information publisher Continent > North America > United States Of America > West Virginia > Short Mountain - IMPD USSM-002 > LATITUDE 39.19 > LONGITUDE -78.67 place DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian otherRestrictions Cite as: Saladyga, T.; Maxwell, R.S. (2022-01-26): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Saladyga fire data from Short Mountain, Appalachian Ridge and Valley - IMPD USSM-002. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/ysrg-0763. Accessed [date]. otherRestrictions Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site. A Multi-Century Fire History from the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia 2021 publication Saladyga, T. and Maxwell, R.S. author Southeastern Geographer publisher https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2021.0019 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2021 Saladyga, T. and Maxwell, R.S., 2021: A Multi-Century Fire History from the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. Southeastern Geographer, 61, 258-278, 10.1353/sgo.2021.0019 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: 1727 CE to 2019 CE; Date Range: 223 cal yr BP to -69 cal yr BP; -78.67 -78.67 39.19 39.19 Study Coordinates 39.19 -78.67 1727 2019 STUDY NOTES: Sample Storage Location: Environmental Geography Lab, Concord University, Athens, West Virginia Dating Method: Crossdated Related ITRDB_Chronology: Not Applicable Fire scar data from this site are available in FHX2 format at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/ussm-002.fhx along with associated metadata, including links to supplemental information files and Fire History Graphs, at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/ussm-002-noaa.txt Fire History Graphs: Fire History Graphs illustrate specific years when fires occurred and how many trees were scarred. They are available in both PDF and PNG formats. The graphs consist of 2 parts, both of which show the X axis (time line) at the bottom with the earliest year of information on the left and the latest on the right. The Fire Index Plot is the topmost plot, and shows two variables: sample depth (the number of recording trees in each year) as a blue line along the left Y axis, compared with the percent trees scarred shown as gray bars along the right Y axis. Below, the Fire Chronology Plot consists of horizontal lines representing injuries by year on individual sampled trees. Symbols are overlain that denote the years containing the dendrochronologically-dated fire scars or injuries. The sample ID of each tree is displayed to the right of each line. The Composite Axis below represents the composite information from all individual series. The symbols used to represent the fire scars or injuries, and the filters used to determine the composite information, are shown in the legend. These graphs were created using the Fire History Analysis and Exploration System (FHAES). See https://www.fhaes.org/ for more information. ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Tree-ring reconstructions of past fire activity provide context for forest management and restoration plans. Our primary objective in this study was to develop a new fire history in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia where published reconstructions are particularly sparse, but efforts to develop prescribed fire plans are on the rise. We produced a 293-year (1727–2019) post-settlement fire history from 57 yellow pine (P. pungens, P. rigida, and P. virginiana) trees spread across five topographically diverse sites on Short Mountain in Hampshire County. The filtered composite mean fire interval was 7–15 years at individual sites, while a landscape-scale analysis indicates that fire frequency did not change over nearly 160 years (1855–2011). Fires, however, were significantly less extensive during the “exclusion era” (post 1930). No conclusive relationships between drought and fire were identified, although the most extensive fire year (1930) was uniquely dry. These findings complement existing regional fire histories and provide a new context for the application of prescribed fire in the Potomac Highlands. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. Native Format(s) https://doi.org/10.25921/ysrg-0763 HTTPS Landing Page Metadata Landing Page NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/35533 HTTPS Web Browser NOAA Study Page Study page with data access information. search https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/fire-history HTTPS Information NCEI Fire Page General information for this data type. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/ussm-002.fhx HTTPS Download /firehistory/firescar/northamerica/ussm-002.fhx Fire Scar Data download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/ussm-002-noaa.txt HTTPS Download /firehistory/firescar/northamerica/ussm-002-noaa.txt Fire Scar Data download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/fire-hist-graphs/ussm-002-fire-hist-graph.png HTTPS Download /firehistory/firescar/northamerica/fire-hist-graphs/ussm-002-fire-hist-graph.png Fire Scar Data download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/fire-hist-graphs/ussm-002-fire-hist-graph.pdf HTTPS Download /firehistory/firescar/northamerica/fire-hist-graphs/ussm-002-fire-hist-graph.pdf Fire Scar Data download asNeeded This ISO metadata record was translated from DIF metadata using dif-9x-to-iso-19115-2.xsl Version: 2022-06-21