Fire History Reconstruction from Upper Fillmore Side Canyon Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis at Upper Fillmore Side Canyon #1 in New Mexico. The dataset covers a period from 638 to -43 calendar years before present, indicating a temporal span of 681 years. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1993.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire return intervals using the fire history time-series to understand past fire regimes.
• Correlate fire event years from the tree-ring record with regional paleoclimate proxy data.
• Reconstruct historical fire frequency for the specific geographic location of Upper Fillmore Side Canyon.
• Validate climate-fire models using the 681-year temporal coverage of fire history data.

Strengths

• Covers a 681-year time period (from 638 to -43 calendar years BP).
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1993, potentially missing modern analytical methods.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Upper Fillmore Side Canyon #1, New Mexico).
• Specific parameters, sample sizes, and data formats are not detailed in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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

Freshness

1993-01-01

Geography

Upper Fillmore Side Canyon #1, New Mexico, United States Of America.