Fire History Reconstruction from Upper Pine Spring Tree Rings

Tree-ring data from Upper Pine Spring reconstructs fire events over a 495-year period from 450 to -45 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. It was last updated in 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire event frequency over the 495-year time-series to identify historical fire regimes.
• Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
• Use tree-ring fire scars to reconstruct the timing and extent of individual fire events.
• Model fire return intervals in the New Mexico region based on the reconstructed fire chronology.

Strengths

• Provides a 495-year chronological record of fire events.
• Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data freshness is low, with a last update date of 1995.
• Specific parameters, row counts, and file formats are not provided.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in New Mexico.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

450 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Upper Pine Spring, New Mexico, United States of America.