Sherriff Fire History Reconstruction from Wild Basin Tree Rings

Fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis in the Wild Basin region of Colorado, USA. The time series covers 488 calendar years, from 438 to -49 years before present (BP). This archived study was produced by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire return intervals using the calendar year before present (BP) time series.
• Correlate fire event years from tree-ring parameters with regional paleoclimate proxies.
• Reconstruct historical wildfire frequency for the Wild Basin, Colorado area over a 488-year period.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal span of 488 calendar years.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1999, making it temporally stale.
• 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

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

Time Range

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

Freshness

1999-01-01

Geography

Wild Basin, Colorado, United States of America.