Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings in New Mexico

Tree-ring fire history data covers a period from 638 to -43 calendar years before present, indicating fire events over approximately 681 years. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. It was last updated in the repository in 1993.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the dated fire event parameters.
• Correlate fire history timelines with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
• Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the New Mexico region using the tree-ring chronology.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans approximately 681 calendar years, providing a long-term record.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last repository update recorded in 1993.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to identify fire events.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1993-01-01

Geography

New Mexico, United States Of America.