Colorado Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings (302 to -44 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives a fire history dataset from the BM15 site in Colorado, USA. The data reconstruct fire events using tree-ring parameters, covering a period from 302 to -44 calendar years before present. This study was contributed to the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information and was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history time-series data.
• Correlate fire event years from tree-ring parameters with regional paleoclimate reconstructions.
• Map the geographic location of fire events within the Colorado study area for spatial pattern analysis.
• Model long-term fire-climate relationships using the 346-year temporal coverage from 302 to -44 BP.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 346 calendar years, from 302 to -44 BP.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
• Includes specific geospatial location data for Colorado, United States.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last documented update in 1994.
• Specific sample size (row count), column details, and file formats are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (BM15) in Colorado.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to reconstruct fire history parameters.

Time Range

302 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Colorado, United States Of America (specific site BM15).