A paleoclimatology fire history dataset from McKenna Park in New Mexico, United States. It contains tree-ring derived fire parameters covering a period from 334 to -30 calendar years before present. The data is archived and maintained by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire frequency and intervals over time using the calendar years before present (BP) time series.
- Correlate fire history parameters with regional paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
- Reconstruct historical fire regimes for the McKenna Park area to establish ecological baselines.
- Validate or calibrate regional fire simulation models using the long-term, site-specific fire record.
Strengths
- Time series covers a long period of 364 calendar years (from 334 to -30 BP).
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- The dataset appears temporally stale, with a last update date recorded as 1980-01-01.
- Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable, limiting initial assessment.
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 reconstruct fire history parameters.
- Time Range
- 334 to -30 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- McKenna Park, New Mexico, United States of America.