Fire History Reconstruction from Fillmore Side Canyon Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis in Fillmore Side Canyon, New Mexico. The dataset covers a time period from 638 to -43 calendar years before present (BP), indicating a record that extends into the future relative to the 1950 baseline. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1993.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire occurrence frequency over time using the calendar years before present (BP) time series.
• Reconstruct past climate conditions influencing fire events by correlating fire history parameters with tree-ring width data.
• Model fire return intervals for the Fillmore Side Canyon region based on the dated fire scars or events recorded in the tree-ring parameters.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 681 years (from 638 to -43 BP).
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Limitations

• Dataset is temporally stale, with a last updated date of 1993-01-01.
• Specific data parameters, sample size (row count), and file formats are unknown from the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

638 to -43 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Fillmore Side Canyon, New Mexico, United States Of America.