Fire History Reconstruction from Archuleta Mesa Tree Rings

502 calendar years of fire history data are reconstructed from tree-ring parameters in Archuleta Mesa, Colorado. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) compiled this record, which was archived in 2002. It provides evidence of fire events from 450 to -52 years before present.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire event years from tree-ring fire-scar parameters.
• Analyzing the frequency of fire events over a 502-year period before present.
• Correlating fire history data with other paleoclimate proxies for the Colorado region.
• Studying long-term ecological disturbance patterns in a specific mesa plot (A0).

Strengths

• Covers a specific 502-year time period (450 to -52 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 2002.
• Specific sample size, data granularity (e.g., individual tree records), and column details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Reconstructed from tree-ring parameters (likely fire scars).

Time Range

450 to -52 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Archuleta Mesa Plot A0, Colorado, United States of America.