Colorado Plateau Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a fire history dataset for the Colorado Plateau. The data reconstruct fire events from 395 to -44 calendar years before present using tree-ring analysis. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) published this study in 1994.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over a 439-year period using reconstructed fire event dates.
• Correlate fire history time-series with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate drivers of wildfire.
• Model spatial patterns of historical fire regimes for the Colorado Plateau geographic location.
• Validate and calibrate regional fire history models using the tree-ring parameter data.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 439 calendar years (395 to -44 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1994.
• Sample size, row count, and specific column structure are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single location in Colorado, USA.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Reconstructed from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

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

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Colorado, United States Of America (Colorado Plateau).