gcmd_keyword : LAND RECORDS>FIRE HISTORY

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gcmd_keywords	FIRE HISTORY>CHARCOAL SEDIMENT FIRE HISTORY>FIRE SCAR DATE
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parent	PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS>LAND RECORDS

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definition	Fire history information is provided through two types of proxy data; tree-ring based records and sediment based records. These data sources describe fire regimes at multiple temporal and spatial scales. Tree-ring data provide temporally precise, short-term reconstructions of fire events, usually spanning the last 400 years or less. By carefully crossdating and examining the tree rings, the exact year and often even the season in which the fire occurred can be determined. These data offer a high level of spatial resolution in a fire reconstruction in that the location of fire-scarred trees identifies the exact location of particular fires. Although tree-ring methods extend back to the age of the oldest living tree, the records attenuate back through time as older trees are less abundant.
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label	FIRE HISTORY
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GCMD Metadata	d2dc2330-0433-43f2-9154-dc399d24406c
Ancestors	FIRE HISTORY < LAND RECORDS < PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS < CLIMATE INDICATORS < EARTH SCIENCE < Science Keywords