Laguna Garule Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

Fire scar records from Laguna Garule, New Mexico, reconstruct 592 years of historical fire events from 563 to 29 years before present. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information compiled and archived this paleoclimatology study. The dataset was last updated in 1979.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire_event_year and fire_scar_evidence to identify the frequency and seasonality of historical wildfires.
• Correlate fire_interval data with independent climate proxies to model climate-driven fire patterns.
• Map the geographic_location parameter to assess spatial patterns of fire history in the southwestern United States.

Strengths

• Covers a 592-year time period from 563 to 29 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends 29 years before present, lacking modern fire records.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in New Mexico.
• Data structure and specific column details 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) to identify fire scars.

Time Range

563 to -29 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Laguna Garule, New Mexico, United States Of America.