Benson Creek Fire History from Tree-Ring Data (328 to -44 BP)

Fire history and tree-ring data from Benson Creek, Colorado, USA. The dataset covers a time period from 328 to -44 calendar years before present. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical fire frequency and severity using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyze the relationship between fire events and climatic periods indicated by tree-ring growth parameters.
• Model long-term fire return intervals for the Benson Creek area in Colorado.
• Calibrate regional paleoclimate proxies by cross-referencing fire history with other dendrochronological records.

Strengths

• Time series spans 372 calendar years (328 to -44 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, last updated in 1994.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Benson Creek, Colorado).
• Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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Time Range

328 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Benson Creek, Colorado, United States Of America.