495 calendar years of fire history data reconstructed from tree ring analysis in Left Hand Canyon, Colorado. The dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. The data was last updated in 1995.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct fire event chronology using tree-ring fire scar data.
- Analyze relationships between fire frequency and climatic periods over 495 years.
- Model historical fire return intervals in Colorado montane forests.
- Calibrate paleoclimate proxies with fire history parameters.
Strengths
- Time series covers 495 calendar years (from 450 to -45 BP).
- Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data recency is low, last updated in 1995.
- Specific sample size, column details, and file formats are unknown.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single canyon in Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree ring analysis for fire history reconstruction.
- Time Range
- 450 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1995-01-01
- Geography
- Left Hand Canyon, Colorado, United States Of America.