Moore Canyon Fire History From Tree Rings

Fire history data spanning 387 calendar years, from 342 to -45 years before present, derived from tree-ring analysis. The dataset was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information and last updated in 1995.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical fire frequency using tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyze the relationship between fire events and climate proxies over a 387-year period.
• Calibrate regional fire history models for New Mexico based on dated fire scars.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 387-year time period (342 to -45 BP).
• Geographically focused on a single canyon site in New Mexico.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last recorded update in 1995.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single canyon, reducing generalizability.
• Specific sample size and data granularity are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Moore Canyon, New Mexico, United States of America.