Fire History Reconstruction from Alto del Jiguital Tree Rings

Fire history data reconstructed from tree rings at the Alto del Jiguital site in Durango, Mexico. The dataset covers 326 years, from 281 to -45 calendar years before present. It was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct regional fire frequency from tree-ring fire scar parameters.
• Analyze temporal patterns in fire events across a 326-year period.
• Correlate fire history data with other paleoclimate proxies for climate-fire relationship studies.
• Calibrate and validate fire regime models using the dated event records.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 326 calendar years.
• Data is part of the authoritative NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archive.
• Provides specific geographic location (Durango, Mexico) for site-based analysis.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1995.
• Sample size and specific parameter counts are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site in Mexico.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Alto del Jiguital site, Durango, Mexico.