Colorado fire history data reconstructed from tree-ring analysis, covering 747 calendar years from 703 to -44 BP. The dataset was archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in 1994.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire return intervals using the fire history chronology.
- Correlate fire events with regional climate proxies using the tree-ring width data.
- Reconstruct historical fire frequency and severity for the Five Pine Canyon site.
- Study long-term fire-climate relationships over the 747-year time period.
Strengths
- Covers a long temporal range of 747 calendar years.
- Data is curated and archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1994.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Colorado, limiting broader regional analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.
- Time Range
- 703 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Five Pine Canyon, Colorado, United States of America.