Fire History Reconstruction from Archuleta Mesa Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis at the Archuleta Mesa Plot A1 site in Colorado, USA. The dataset provides a temporal record of fire events covering a period from 460 to -52 calendar years before present (BP). This study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and was last updated in 2002.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the dated fire event chronology.
• Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
• Reconstruct past vegetation dynamics and disturbance ecology from the tree-ring fire scar record.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 512 calendar years (from 460 to -52 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update in 2002.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Archuleta Mesa Plot A1, Colorado, United States of America.