Fire History Reconstruction from New Mexico Tree Rings

597 to 167 calendar years before present (BP) of fire history data reconstructed from tree rings in Manzanita Canyon, northern New Mexico. The dataset contains parameters related to fire events and dendrochronology. It is archived and provided by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire event frequency and timing over a 430-year period using the calendar years BP data.
• Reconstruct regional climate conditions by correlating fire history parameters with tree-ring growth patterns.
• Model long-term fire return intervals for the Manzanita Canyon area based on the dated fire scars or events.
• Calibrate broader regional paleofire models using the specific geographic location data for northern New Mexico.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 430-year time range from 597 to 167 years BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• The exact number of records, sample size, and specific column features are unknown.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single prehistoric period and one geographic canyon.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Reconstructed from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology).

Time Range

597 to 167 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Manzanita Canyon, northern New Mexico, United States.