Heyerdahl Fire History Reconstruction from Durango, Mexico

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree rings at the Falda de la Cañada site in Durango, Mexico. The dataset covers a time period from 196 to -45 calendar years before present (BP). It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical fire frequency and severity using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyzing the correlation between fire events and climatic periods over a 241-year span.
• Calibrating regional fire history models for Durango, Mexico, based on the site-specific chronology.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 241-year time period (196 to -45 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is limited to a single, relatively short 241-year window.
• Data is geographically limited to one site (Falda de la Cañada) in Durango, Mexico.
• The dataset is stale, with a last recorded update in 1995.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 1995-01-01.

Geography

Falda de la Cañada, Durango, Mexico.