Monument Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

Fire history and tree-ring data from a site in Colorado, United States. The time period coverage spans from 426 to -44 calendar years before present (BP). This archived paleoclimatology study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct fire event dates and frequencies using the tree-ring chronology.
• Analyze the relationship between fire history parameters and climatic periods over centuries.
• Calibrate regional fire history models using the documented Colorado site location.
• Study long-term forest ecology and disturbance intervals from the fire history record.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 470 calendar years (from 426 to -44 BP).
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1994.
• Specific sample size, column details, and file formats are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Archived paleoclimatology study, data includes parameters of fire history and tree rings.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.