Stambaugh - Burnt Mountain - PIRE - ITRDB MI019

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Stambaugh, Michael C.

Originator: Guyette, Richard P.

Publication_Date: 2013

Title:

Stambaugh - Burnt Mountain - PIRE - ITRDB MI019

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: online files

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, CO

Publisher: NCDC-Paleoclimatology

Online_Linkage: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/5998

Description:

Abstract:

Fire scar histories are a critical fire data source because they form a foundation for defining fire regimes. This data package contains crossdated tree-ring measurements used to date fire scars for Burnt Mountain within the Huron Mountain Club in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from 1535 to 1900. These data are part of a larger project to archive fire history data in the southern and eastern United States.

Purpose:

Fire regime descriptions are used to inform land-management objectives, calibrate fire models, and address long-term land-use and climate-change effects. Multi-century and high quality fire scar datasets are unique datasets and are particularly uncommon in the eastern United States (US). These data, along with previously collected data were used to parametrize and calibrate a continental fire frequency model based on climate. The most important contribution of this model was towards understanding climate forcing of fire regimes across the continental US.

Supplemental_Information:

Fire scar history studies were completed for a total of twelve sites. This data package represents data from just one of those sites.

NOTE: Metadata in this document describing the entities and attributes were created by Forest Service archivists; comparable information is not available in the metadata from NCDC-Paleoclimatology.

Original metadata date was 09/30/2015. Minor metadata updates on 12/16/2016.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1535

Ending_Date: 1900

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Burnt Mountain is located within the Huron Mountain Club, a private property located in Marquette County, in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.93

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.93

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.83

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.83

Bounding_Altitudes:

Altitude_Minimum: 380

Altitude_Maximum: 380

Altitude_Distance_Units: meters

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: earth science

Theme_Keyword: paleoclimate

Theme_Keyword: tree-ring

Theme_Keyword: ring width

Theme_Keyword: Pinus resinosa Aiton

Theme_Keyword: red pine

Theme_Keyword: JFSP

Theme_Keyword: Joint Fire Science Program

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy

Theme_Keyword: Fire

Theme_Keyword: Fire detection

Theme_Keyword: Fire ecology

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Burnt Mountain

Place_Keyword: Michigan

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus:

None

Taxonomic_Keywords: plants

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System/Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: ITIS

Publication_Date: 2015

Title:

Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

Other_Citation_Details:

Retrieved [September, 30, 2015]

Online_Linkage: https://www.itis.gov

Taxonomic_Procedures:

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subkingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Viridaeplantae

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Infrakingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Streptophyta

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Division

Taxon_Rank_Value: Tracheophyta

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Subdivision

Taxon_Rank_Value: Spermatophytina

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Class

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinopsida

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Order

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinales

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Family

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinaceae

Applicable_Common_Name: pines

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Genus

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinus

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Species

Taxon_Rank_Value: Pinus resinosa

Applicable_Common_Name: red pine

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

Stambaugh, Michael C.; Guyette, Richard P. 2013. Stambaugh - Burnt Mountain - PIRE - ITRDB MI019. Boulder, CO: NCDC-Paleoclimatology. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/5998

Data_Set_Credit:

Funding for this project provided by Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP # 06-3-1-16): https://www.firescience.gov.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Guyette, Richard P.

Originator: Stambaugh, Michael C.

Originator: Dey, Daniel C.

Originator: Muzika, Rose M.

Publication_Date: 2012

Title:

Predicting fire frequency with chemistry and climate

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ecosystems

Issue_Identification: 15:322-335

Online_Linkage: https://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/40218

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Guyette, Richard P.

Originator: Stambaugh, Michael C.

Originator: Dey, Daniel C.

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

Developing and using fire scar histories in the southern and eastern United States

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program

Issue_Identification: Project # 06-3-1-16

Online_Linkage: https://www.firescience.gov/projects/06-3-1-16/project/06-3-1-16_guyette_jfsp_finalreport_06_3_1_16.pdf

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

See the Logical Consistency section for details.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Ring-width series from each sample were plotted and these graphs used for visual crossdating (Stokes and Smiley 1968). These plots helped aid in identifying errors in measurement and missing or false rings. COFECHA software (Holmes 1983) was used to aid in absolute tree-ring dating and measurement quality control. For more details see Guyette, Stambaugh, and Dey 2010.

Stokes, M.A.; Smiley, T.L. 1968. An introduction to tree-ring dating. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ.

Holmes, R.L. 1983. Computer-assisted quality control in tree-ring dating and measurements. Tree-Ring Bulletin 43: 69-78.

Completeness_Report:

unknown

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Description:

Contacted eastern region fire and forest managers and scientists to attempt to location potential fire history sites with few or no existing fire history studies. Based on the resulting information many sites were located and surveyed for fire scarred trees and stump remnants that had potential for fire history data prior to the EuroAmerican settlement. Sites were chosen to fill geographic and ecological voids in the knowledge of historic fire regimes of eastern deciduous and subtropical forests. Sites were ultimately chosen based on availability and quality of fire history material.

For Burnt Mountain thirty three trees were sampled, yielding 44 fire scars and 26 six fire intervals (27 fire years).

Cross sections of trees were collected from natural remnant and live trees using a chainsaw or crosscut saw. Locations of samples were recorded using a GPS unit and notes made about sample orientation with respect to cardinal direction, aspect, and slope.

Methodology_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Guyette, Richard P.

Originator: Stambaugh, Michael C.

Originator: Dey, Daniel C.

Publication_Date: 2010

Title:

Developing and using fire scar histories in the southern and eastern United States

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program

Issue_Identification: Project # 06-3-1-16

Online_Linkage: https://www.firescience.gov/projects/06-3-1-16/project/06-3-1-16_guyette_jfsp_finalreport_06_3_1_16.pdf

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Tree cross sections were surfaced with an electric hand planer and then sanded with progressively finer sandpaper (80 to 1200 grit) until the cellular detail of annual rings and fire scar injuries were revealed. A radius with the least amount of ring-width variability was chosen for measuring the tree ring width. Samples were crossdated with master dating chronologies.

After cross sections were dated, we were able to assign calendar years, and sometimes seasonality to fire scar injuries.

For more details see Guyette, Stambaugh, and Dey 2010.

Process_Date: Unknown

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This data package has 2 data files, both of which are ASCII text files.

DATAFILE: mi019.txt
This ASCII .txt file contains fire scar measurement and tree ring measurements from pine trees at Burnt Mountain, Michigan. This data file has three sections.

Section 1:
The first section contains general information, regarding authors, location, and reference materials.

Section 2:
The second section contains data regarding correlation of series by segments. The correlations are 50 year dated segments, lagged 25 years. They contain a sequence number which numbers each sample. It also has a series number which is a six digit phrase of numbers and letters signifying the sampling station and a time span between the years which the samples are dated. The standard format is:
Columns 1-4 = sequence number.
Columns 5-13 = the series number of the tree, BRT signifies the tree is from Burnt Mountain and the numbers and letters further denote a specific sample.
Columns 14-23 = the time spans of the measurements, containing a starting year and an ending year.
Columns 24-29 = the measurements for the years 1525-1574.
Columns 29-34 = the measurements for the years 1550-1599.
Columns 34-39 = the measurements for the years 1575-1624.
Columns 39-44 = the measurements for the years 1600-1649.
Columns 44-49 = the measurements for the years 1625-1674.
Columns 49-54 = the measurements for the years 1650-1699.
Columns 54-59 = the measurements for the years 1675-1724.
Columns 59-64 = the measurements for the years 1700-1749.
Columns 64-69 = the measurements for the years 1725-1774.
Columns 69-74 = the measurements for the years 1750-1799.
Columns 69-79 = the measurements for the years 1775-1824.
Columns 69-84 = the measurements for the years 1800-1849.
Columns 69-89 = the measurements for the years 1825-1874.
Columns 69-94 = the measurements for the years 1850-1899.
Columns 69-99 = the measurements for the years 1875-1924.

Section 3:
The third data section contains the descriptive statistics. The standard format is:
Columns 1-4 = sequence number.
Columns 5-13 = series number.
Columns 14-23 = the interval of years the sample was taken.
Columns 24-30 = number of years in the interval.
Columns 31-37 = number of segments taken.
Columns 38-44 = number of flags.
Columns 45-53 = correlation with master.
Columns 54-59 = unfiltered mean measurement.
Columns 60-66 = unfiltered maximum measurement.
Columns 67-73 = unfiltered standard deviation.
Columns 74-80 = unfiltered auto correlation.
Columns 81-87 = mean sens.
Columns 88-94 = filtered maximum value.
Columns 95-101 = filtered standard deviation.
Columns 102-108 = filtered auto correlation.
Columns 109-112 = filtered AR.


DATAFILE: mi019.rwl
This ASCII .txt file contains the measurements in units of .01 millimeters (mm) of the thickness of tree ring width for each year. Each file consists of all the measurements for a given site. There are 2 sections to this data file.

Section 1:
The first section consists of 3 rows that contain basic information about the data file.
Row 1 =
Column 1-6 = Site ID.
Column 10-61 = Site name.
Column 62-65 = Species code and optional ID numbers.

Row 2 =
Column 1-6 = Site ID.
Column 10-22 = State or Country.
Column 23-30 = Species.
Column 41-45 = Elevation (m=meters).
Column 48-57 = The latitude and longitude of the site.
Column 68-76 = 1st and last year measured.

Row 3 =
Column 1-6 = Site ID.
Column 10-72 = Name of lead investigator.


Section 2:
The section contains measurements in units of .01 mm of the thickness of tree ring width for each year. Each file consists of all the measurements for a given site. As many as 50 Core ID numbers and 50 data series may comprise one (site) file. Missing value code is 999 or blanks. The 10 values following the decade are the 10 annual measurements for the 10 years of that decade. The format is:
Columns 1-6 = Core ID number.
Columns 9-12 = Decade.
Columns 13-72 = Annual tree ring widths (0.01 mm) for the 10 years of the specified decade.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

none provided

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Contact_Person: Bruce Bauer

Contact_Position: Data Center Contact

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 325 Broadway, E/CC23

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80305

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-6280

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-497-6513

Resource_Description: noaa-tree-5998

Distribution_Liability:

See the NCDC-Paleoclimatology website.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

Format_Version_Number: see Format Specification

Format_Specification:

ASCII text file with a specific structure (see the Entity and Attributes Overview section for more details).

File_Decompression_Technique: No compression applied

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20161216

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Michael Stambaugh

Contact_Organization: University of Missouri-Columbia

Contact_Position: Research Assistant Professor

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical

Address: 203 Anheuser-Bush Natural Resources Building

City: Columbia

State_or_Province: MO

Postal_Code: 65211

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 573-882-8841

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 573-882-1977

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stambaugh@missouri.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999