Fire History Reconstruction from Hoya de Cibola Lava Flow Tree Rings

New Mexico fire history data derived from tree ring analysis, covering 658 years from 617 to 41 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. It was last updated in the repository in 1991.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire occurrence frequency over time using the fire history chronology.
• Correlate fire events with climatic periods using the calendar year before present (BP) time series.
• Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the Hoya de Cibola Lava Flow region using tree-ring parameters.

Strengths

• 658-year temporal coverage from 617 to 41 BP provides a long-term perspective.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last repository update in 1991.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single lava flow site in New Mexico.

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

617 to 41 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Hoya de Cibola Lava Flow, New Mexico, United States of America.