Fire History Reconstruction From Tree Rings In Colorado

624 to -49 calendar years before present (BP) of fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis at the Hells Hole South site in Colorado. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Fire.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over the 673-year period using the calendar year BP timestamps.
• Model relationships between past climate events and fire occurrences inferred from the tree-ring fire history parameters.
• Reconstruct historical fire severity and extent for the Hells Hole South, Colorado location.
• Calibrate regional paleoclimate models by integrating the fire history timeline with other proxy records.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal period of 673 calendar years (624 to -49 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides specific geographic location data for the Hells Hole South site in Colorado.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1999, indicating potential staleness.
• Specific sample size (row count), column details, and data formats are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (Hells Hole South) in Colorado.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

624 to -49 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Hells Hole South, Colorado, United States Of America.