NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis at the Bear Wallow site in New Mexico, USA. The temporal coverage spans from 397 to -35 calendar years before present. This dataset is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1985.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire event frequency over time using the calendar years before present (BP) series.
- Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies for the New Mexico region.
- Reconstruct long-term fire return intervals from the tree-ring chronology.
- Model historical climate-fire relationships using the dated fire scar records.
Strengths
- Time series covers a long period of 432 calendar years.
- Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1985.
- Sample size and specific parameter details are unknown from the description.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in New Mexico.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.
- Time Range
- 397 to -35 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Bear Wallow site, New Mexico, United States of America.