373 to -46 calendar years before present, this dataset provides a fire history reconstruction from tree-ring analysis at the China Wall site in Colorado. The data is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. The associated study type is Fire and the record was last updated in 1996.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire_event_year and fire_interval data to model historical fire frequency in Colorado.
- Correlate fire_history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
- Use tree_ring_width or other dendrochronological features to date past fire events precisely.
- Map the geographic_location data to assess spatial patterns of historical fire occurrence.
Strengths
- Covers a long temporal range of approximately 419 years (373 to -46 BP).
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1996.
- Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown, limiting statistical assessment.
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (China Wall, Colorado).
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
- 373 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1996-01-01
- Geography
- China Wall, Colorado, United States Of America.