Fire History Reconstruction from Chiricahua Mountain Tree Rings

336 to -45 calendar years BP of fire history data from Rustler Park in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona. The dataset contains parameters related to fire history and tree rings, archived by NOAA NCEI's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The study was last updated in 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history chronology spanning 381 years.
• Reconstruct past climate conditions by correlating tree-ring parameters with fire event years.
• Model historical fire-climate relationships in the Chiricahua Mountains using the dated fire scars.
• Calibrate regional fire history models with the site-specific Rustler Park fire record.

Strengths

• Covers a 381-year time period (336 to -45 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data recency is limited, with a last update in 1995, potentially missing modern methodologies.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single site (Rustler Park), limiting regional generalization.
• Specific sample size (row count) and measurement parameters are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to date fire scars and reconstruct fire history.

Time Range

336 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, United States of America.