Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings in New Mexico

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree rings at the Rito de los Frijoles site in New Mexico. The temporal coverage spans from 491 to -38 calendar years before present. This dataset is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire occurrence frequency from tree-ring fire scar records over a 500+ year period.
• Correlate fire history data with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-fire relationships.
• Reconstruct historical fire return intervals for the Rito de los Frijoles location.
• Validate regional fire regime models using site-specific fire event chronologies.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans over 500 calendar years.
• Data originates from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data was last updated in 1988, indicating potential staleness.
• Specific sample size, column details, and file formats are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

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