Fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis at the Rito de los Frijoles site in New Mexico. The dataset covers 529 calendar years, from 491 to -38 years before present, and was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. This study was last updated in 1988.
Use Cases
- Reconstructing historical fire frequency from tree-ring fire scar records.
- Analyzing temporal patterns of fire events over a 529-year period.
- Correlating fire history data with other paleoclimate proxies for climate-fire relationship studies.
- Calibrating regional fire history models using site-specific chronologies from New Mexico.
Strengths
- Covers a long temporal range of 529 calendar years.
- Provides site-specific fire history data for a key location in New Mexico.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, with a last update in 1988.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Rito de los Frijoles).
- The exact number of records, features, and data format is unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire scar dating.
- Time Range
- 491 to -38 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Rito de los Frijoles, New Mexico, United States of America.