Cerro Bandera North Fire History from Tree Ring Analysis

Fire history data reconstructed from tree ring analysis at Cerro Bandera North in New Mexico. The dataset covers a 632-year period from 589 to -43 calendar years before present. It was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information in 1993.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire event frequency and timing using the calendar years before present (BP) series.
• Reconstruct regional fire history patterns for New Mexico from the tree-ring derived fire scars.
• Correlate fire occurrence data with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
• Establish a site-specific fire chronology for Cerro Bandera North using the dated fire events.

Strengths

• Covers a 632-year temporal range from 589 to -43 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1993, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Cerro Bandera North, New Mexico).
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire scar dating.

Time Range

589 to -43 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

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