Colorado Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

NOAA NCEI archives a paleoclimatology fire history dataset for Colorado, USA, derived from tree-ring parameters. The temporal coverage spans from 301 to -44 calendar years before present (BP). This dataset was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical fire frequency and severity using the fire history parameters from tree rings.
• Analyzing the relationship between climate cycles and fire events over a 345-year period before present.
• Calibrating regional climate models with proxy fire history data for Colorado.
• Studying long-term ecological resilience and post-fire forest recovery patterns from the tree-ring record.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans 345 calendar years (301 to -44 BP)
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology

Limitations

• Dataset metadata indicates a last update in 1994, suggesting potential staleness and lack of recent methodological updates
• Specific sample size, row count, and column details are unknown, limiting reproducibility assessments
• Geographic scope is limited to a single location in Colorado, USA

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

301 to -44 calendar years before present (BP)

Freshness

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Geography

Colorado, United States Of America