noaa-fire-45221 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 2026-08-05 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 Brush Mountain 2, Appalachian Ridge and Valley - IMPD USBM2001 2026-07-24 publication doi:10.25921/z780-bg68 noaa-fire-45221 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Saladyga, T. originator Saladyga, T. author Foulkes, T. originator Foulkes, T. author Gibson, M. originator Gibson, M. author Picl, M. originator Picl, M. 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 Virginia, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 109 to -74 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 2020-01-09 publication 9.1 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information custodian earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|tree ring earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|tree ring earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|tree ring earth science > paleoclimate > fire history > fire scar dates theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2020-01-09 publication 9.1 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information custodian What: age; Material: null What: sample identification; 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 > Virginia > Brush Mountain 2 - IMPD USBM2001 > LATITUDE 37.3 > LONGITUDE -80.42 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 2020-01-09 publication 9.1 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information custodian otherRestrictions Cite as: Saladyga, T.; Foulkes, T.; Gibson, M.; Picl, M. (2026-07-24): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Saladyga fire data from Brush Mountain 2, Appalachian Ridge and Valley - IMPD USBM2001. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/z780-bg68. 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. Industrialization Drives a Late-19th-Century Pulse in Appalachian Fire Activity 2026 publication Saladyga, T.; Maxwell, R.S. author Journal of Biogeography publisher https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70301 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2026 Saladyga, T.; Maxwell, R.S., 2026: Industrialization Drives a Late-19th-Century Pulse in Appalachian Fire Activity. Journal of Biogeography, 53, , 10.1111/jbi.70301 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: 1841 CE to 2024 CE; Date Range: 109 cal yr BP to -74 cal yr BP; -80.42 -80.42 37.3 37.3 Study Coordinates 37.3 -80.42 1841 2024 STUDY NOTES: Samples were collected and dated during the 2024 Dendrochronolgy Field School. Fire scars occurring between annual rings (i.e., dormant season) were assigned to the year after scarring. These 23 samples were combined with previously published Brush Mountain fire-scar records and analyzed as site BMT in Saladyga et al. 2026. Sample Storage Location: Fayetteville, West Virginia (tsaladyga@appheadwaters.org) 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/usbm2001.fhx along with associated metadata at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/usbm2001-fhx-noaa.txt ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Aim: Fire has long influenced forests in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, but the extent to which 19thcentury industrialization reshaped regional fire regimes remains less understood. We evaluated whether industrial-era fire activity represented a statistically extreme departure from longer-term variability and examined how fire activity was organized across the region during and after industrialization. Location: Appalachian Mountains, USA. Taxon: Pinus spp. Methods: We compiled tree-ring fire-scar records from 66 Appalachian sites and analyzed annual network fire occurrence using a core network of 32 sites with sufficient temporal coverage between 1800 and 1950. We identified regime shifts in regional fire activity, evaluated relationships with reconstructed drought variability, examined spatial patterns of shared fire years amongsites, and mapped post-1950 fire persistence across the broader network. Results: Network fire occurrence increased during the late 19th century before collapsing during the early 20th century. Elevated fire activity coincided with rapid railroad expansion and broader industrial-era land-use change. Fire activity remainedassociated with drought throughout the record, but the timing and magnitude of the industrial-era fire pulse aligned moreclosely with industrialization and subsequent fire suppression than with shifts in reconstructed climate variability. Analyses of shared fire years among sites indicated weak spatial structuring, suggesting that elevated regional fire activity reflected geographically widespread human ignitions across heterogeneous landscapes. Post-1950 fire persistence was concentrated within the Pennsylvania anthracite and southern West Virginia coal regions. Main Conclusions: Industrialization coincided with a regional pulse in Appalachian fire activity characterized by widespread human ignitions associated with industrial-era land use, while climatic variability continued to modulate fire activity through time. Persistent fire activity within Appalachian coalfield regions further suggests that industrial and post-industrial land-use legacies contributed to the uneven decline of fire activity during the suppression era. 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Native Format(s) https://doi.org/10.25921/z780-bg68 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/45221 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/usbm2001.fhx HTTPS Download /firehistory/firescar/northamerica/usbm2001.fhx Fire Scar Data download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/usbm2001-fhx-noaa.txt HTTPS Download /firehistory/firescar/northamerica/usbm2001-fhx-noaa.txt 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