Tree-ring data from Pajarito Mountain Ridge documents fire events in New Mexico from 324 to 43 years before present. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Environmental Information archived this paleoclimatology study. It was last updated in 1993.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct historical fire frequency and severity using the fire history parameter from tree-ring records.
- Analyze climate-fire relationships by correlating the fire history time series with other paleoclimate proxies.
- Model long-term forest ecosystem dynamics in New Mexico based on the documented fire events.
- Calibrate regional fire history models using the 367-year temporal coverage of the dataset.
Strengths
- Covers a 367-year period from 324 to 43 BP.
- Provides a specific fire history parameter for analysis.
Limitations
- Data is over 30 years old, last updated in 1993.
- Sample size and geographic resolution are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to infer fire history.
- Time Range
- 324 to 43 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Pajarito Mountain Ridge, New Mexico, United States.