Fire History Reconstruction from Archuleta Mesa Tree Rings

465 calendar years before present of fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis at the Archuleta Mesa Plot AA15 site in Colorado, USA. The dataset was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. It was last updated in the repository in 2002.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire_year or fire_interval parameters to reconstruct historical fire frequency for the Archuleta Mesa site.
• Correlate fire_history time-series with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
• Use geographic_location data to compare this site's fire record with other regional fire history datasets.
• Validate and calibrate fire regime models using the multi-century temporal_coverage from 465 to -52 BP.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of 517 years (from 465 to -52 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides specific geographic location for the study site in Colorado, USA.

Limitations

• Data recency is limited, with a last repository update in 2002.
• Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown, limiting statistical assessment.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single plot (AA15) in Archuleta Mesa.

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

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

Freshness

2002-01-01

Geography

Archuleta Mesa Plot AA15, Colorado, United States Of America.