Fire history data from tree-ring analysis provides a 236-year reconstruction of fire events in Colorado, spanning from 192 to -44 calendar years before present. The dataset was archived by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was last updated in 1994.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history chronology.
- Correlate fire event years from tree-ring records with regional climate reconstructions.
- Model historical fire seasonality and intensity based on fire scar parameters within the tree-ring data.
Strengths
- Covers a 236-year time period (192 to -44 BP)
- Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1994
- Geographic coverage is limited to a specific location in Colorado
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
- 192 to -44 calendar years before present (BP)
- Freshness
- 1994-01-01
- Geography
- Colorado, United States Of America