Colorado Fire History from Archuleta Mesa Tree Rings

NOAA NCEI provides a fire history dataset derived from tree-ring analysis at Archuleta Mesa Plot A25 in Colorado, USA. The data covers a period from 450 to -52 calendar years before present, indicating fire events over approximately 500 years. This dataset was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 2002.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical fire frequency from tree-ring fire scar data for the Archuleta Mesa site.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire events and climate proxies over a 500-year period.
• Calibrating regional fire history models using the specific location and time parameters from this dataset.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of approximately 500 years.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 2002, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Specific data volume, such as row count or number of fire events, is unknown.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single plot (A25) in Colorado.

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 parameters.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated on 2002-01-01.

Geography

Archuleta Mesa Plot A25, Colorado, United States Of America.