Fire History Reconstruction From Pueblo Ridge West Tree Rings

558 to 5 calendar years before present of fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis at Pueblo Ridge West in northern New Mexico. The dataset, archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, contains parameters related to fire events and dendrochronology. It is associated with the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in the NOAA system in 1945.

Use Cases

• Analyzing fire return intervals and frequency from tree-ring fire scar records.
• Correlating fire event years with regional climate proxy data for paleoclimate reconstruction.
• Modeling historical fire regimes in northern New Mexico using dated fire history parameters.
• Studying long-term vegetation response to fire disturbances via dendrochronological features.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans over 550 years (558 to 5 BP), providing a long-term perspective.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Focuses on a specific geographic location (Pueblo Ridge West, NM) for detailed site analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset's specific row count, column names, and sample size are unknown.
• The last system update date is 1945, indicating potential metadata staleness.
• 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

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

Time Range

558 to 5 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Pueblo Ridge West, northern New Mexico, United States of America.