Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings in New Mexico

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data derived from tree ring analysis at Camp May East, New Mexico. The dataset covers a period from 290 to -43 calendar years before present (BP), indicating a reconstruction spanning over three centuries. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical fire frequency and severity using tree ring fire scar data.
• Analyzing the correlation between fire history parameters and regional climate proxies over a 300+ year period.
• Calibrating climate-vegetation-fire models for the Southwest US with site-specific paleo-records.

Strengths

• Data spans a specific 300+ year period (290 to -43 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Temporal coverage ends at -43 BP, with no updates since the dataset's last recorded update in 1993.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (Camp May East, New Mexico).

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree ring analysis for fire history parameters.

Time Range

290 to -43 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Camp May East, New Mexico, United States of America.