Fire History Reconstruction from New Mexico Tree Rings

NOAA's Paleoclimatology archive provides a fire history reconstruction based on tree-ring data from the Rito de los Frijoles area in New Mexico. The data covers a period from 491 to -38 calendar years before present. This study was published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information in 1988.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire_event_year and fire_scar_data to reconstruct historical fire frequency and seasonality.
• Correlate fire_interval with tree_ring_width to investigate climate-fire relationships.
• Map fire_history_parameters to the geographic_location of New Mexico for spatial pattern analysis.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans over 500 calendar years, providing a long-term perspective.
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1988.
• Specific row count, column names, and sample size are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

491 to -38 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1988-01-01

Geography

Rito de los Frijoles, New Mexico, United States Of America.