Burnette Canyon Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

Fire history data reconstructed from tree ring analysis at Burnette Canyon, Colorado. The record spans 320 calendar years, from 276 to -44 years before present. This archived study is provided by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history chronology.
• Correlate fire events with climate proxies using the calendar year BP time series.
• Model historical fire-climate relationships using the reconstructed fire history parameters.
• Compare fire regime characteristics across sites using the geographic location and temporal coverage.

Strengths

• 320-year temporal coverage from 276 to -44 BP.
• Data archived and curated by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data last updated in 1994, potentially lacking modern methodological refinements.
• Specific sample size, row count, and column details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Burnette Canyon, Colorado, United States of America.