Fire History Reconstruction From Tree Rings In Durango Mexico

Fire history data derived from tree ring analysis at the Arroyo de las Flores site in Durango, Mexico. The dataset covers a period from 171 to -45 calendar years before present, indicating fire events over a 216-year span. It is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical fire frequency and return intervals using dated fire scar events from tree rings.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire events and climatic periods inferred from the 216-year time series.
• Calibrating regional fire history models for Durango, Mexico, using the site-specific chronology.
• Studying pre-Columbian and colonial-era land use impacts by correlating fire events with the calendar years before present timeline.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 216-year time period from 171 to -45 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides a geographically specific record for a site in Durango, Mexico.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a single 216-year window, not a continuous modern record.
• Data is from a single site (Arroyo de las Flores), limiting spatial representativeness.
• The dataset was last updated in 1995, making methodologies and metadata potentially outdated.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from tree ring analysis (dendrochronology) to identify fire scars and events.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated in 1995.

Geography

Arroyo de las Flores site, Durango, Mexico.