Heyerdahl Fire History from Mesa de los Ladrones Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree ring analysis at Mesa de los Ladrones in Durango, Mexico. The temporal coverage spans from 221 to -45 calendar years before present. This dataset 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 the fire history parameter from tree-ring records.
• Analyzing climate-fire relationships by correlating the fire history time series with other paleoclimate proxies.
• Calibrating regional fire models for Durango, Mexico using the dated fire events from 221 to -45 BP.
• Studying ecological impacts of past fires by examining the temporal distribution of fire events in the record.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 266 calendar years (221 to -45 BP).
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1995.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Mesa de los Ladrones, Durango, Mexico.