Fire History Data From Ouzel Tree Rings In Colorado

Fire history data derived from tree ring analysis in Colorado, USA. The dataset covers a time period from 401 to -47 calendar years before present. It was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1997.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct fire event years from tree ring fire scar parameters.
• Analyze long-term fire frequency and climate relationships using the calendar years before present time series.
• Study spatial patterns of historical fires in Colorado using the geographic location metadata.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of 448 calendar years.
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update in 1997.
• Specific sample size, row count, and data granularity are unknown.

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

401 to -47 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1997-01-01

Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.