Fire History Reconstruction From New Mexico Tree Rings

452 calendar years of fire history data from tree-ring analysis at Pueblo Ridge Central, northern New Mexico. The dataset, archived under the NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology program, provides parameters for reconstructing past fire events. It was made available by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire frequency and return intervals from tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyzing the relationship between climate periods and fire occurrence over a 452-year span.
• Calibrating regional fire history models using the specific geographic location of Pueblo Ridge Central.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of 452 calendar years before present.
• Provides specific fire history parameters from a defined geographic location in New Mexico.

Limitations

• The exact sample size, row count, and specific data columns are unknown.
• Temporal coverage ends at 40 years BP, which may not include recent fire history.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in northern New Mexico.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire scar detection.

Time Range

From 452 to 40 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Pueblo Ridge Central, northern New Mexico, United States.