Cerro Bandera East Fire History from Tree Rings

New Mexico fire history data reconstructed from tree-ring records, covering 428 calendar years from 387 to -41 years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. The record was last updated in 1991.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire event frequency and timing over a 428-year period using the calendar years before present (BP) data.
• Correlate fire history records with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
• Reconstruct historical fire return intervals for the Cerro Bandera East site in New Mexico.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 428 specific calendar years (387 to -41 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data record was last updated in 1991, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent maintenance.
• Specific sample size (row count) and measurement parameters are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Reconstructed from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

387 to -41 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Cerro Bandera East, New Mexico, United States of America.