Fire history parameters derived from tree-ring analysis at Archuleta Mesa Plot D2 in Colorado. The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) archives this paleoclimatology study covering a period from 450 to -52 calendar years before present. The data was published by the NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and last updated in 2002.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct fire event chronology using tree-ring fire scar data.
- Analyze fire frequency and intensity over a 502-year period before present.
- Correlate fire history parameters with regional paleoclimate indicators.
- Model historical forest ecosystem resilience using fire history time-series.
Strengths
- Time coverage spans 502 calendar years (450 to -52 BP).
- Data is archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 2002.
- Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single plot (D2) in Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.
- Time Range
- 450 to -52 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 2002-01-01
- Geography
- Archuleta Mesa Plot D2, Colorado, United States of America.