Fire history data reconstructed from tree rings at the Taylor Creek site in Colorado, USA. The record spans 308 calendar years, from 264 to -44 years before present. This archived paleoclimatology study is provided by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire frequency and return intervals from the fire history chronology.
- Correlate fire event years from tree-ring scars with regional climate proxy records.
- Reconstruct historical fire seasonality and severity using fire scar data.
- Model long-term fire-climate relationships for the Colorado region.
Strengths
- 308-year temporal coverage of fire events.
- Data archived by NOAA's authoritative World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Sample size and spatial representativeness are limited to the single Taylor Creek site.
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1994.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire scar dating.
- Time Range
- 264 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Taylor Creek, Colorado, United States of America.