295 calendar years of fire history data from tree rings, covering the period from 250 to -45 years before present. This paleoclimatology dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in 1995.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over the 295-year period using the calendar years before present timeline.
- Correlate fire events with regional climate proxies by examining the tree-ring based fire history parameter.
- Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the Durango, Mexico geographic location to inform ecological models.
Strengths
- 295-year temporal coverage from 250 to -45 BP provides a multi-century perspective.
- Data is archived and maintained by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1995, potentially missing modern analytical methods.
- The geographic scope is limited to a single site (El Carpintero, Durango, Mexico), limiting broader regional conclusions.
- Specific parameters, sample sizes, and measurement details are not provided in the available metadata.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to reconstruct fire history.
- Time Range
- 250 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- El Carpintero, Durango, Mexico.