Fire History Reconstruction from Sandia Mountains Tree Rings

NOAA NCEI Paleoclimatology data reconstructs fire history from tree ring parameters at the La Luz Trail site in New Mexico's Sandia Mountains. The dataset covers a 643-year period from 600 to -43 calendar years before present (BP). It was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1993.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire return intervals using tree-ring fire scar dates.
• Correlate fire history parameters with regional paleoclimate proxies.
• Reconstruct historical fire frequency and severity for the Sandia Mountains site.
• Validate climate model simulations of past fire activity using the 643-year record.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 643-year period (600 to -43 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a geographically precise location (La Luz Trail, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico).

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1993.
• Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in New Mexico.

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

600 to -43 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1993-01-01

Geography

La Luz Trail, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico, United States of America.