NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a fire history dataset from Las Chivas, Durango, Mexico. The data covers a 204-year period from 159 to -45 calendar years before present (BP). It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
- Correlate fire event years from tree-ring scars with regional climate proxy records.
- Model historical fire-climate relationships for the Durango region based on the dated fire chronology.
- Reconstruct past vegetation and fuel dynamics from the fire history parameters.
Strengths
- Data spans a 204-year period (159 to -45 BP).
- Archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- The dataset's last known update was in 1995, making it temporally stale.
- Specific row count, column names, and sample size are unknown.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Durango, Mexico.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) / World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis.
- Time Range
- 159 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1995-01-01
- Geography
- Las Chivas, Durango, Mexico.