Colorado Fire History Reconstruction From Tree Rings

NOAA NCEI Paleoclimatology data reconstructs fire history for Colorado, USA, using tree-ring parameters. The time period coverage spans from 350 to -45 calendar years before present (BP). This archived study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals over centuries using the fire history time-series.
• Correlate fire event years from tree-ring fire scars with regional climate proxy records.
• Reconstruct historical fire regimes in Colorado by examining the temporal distribution of fire events from 350 to -45 BP.

Strengths

• Data provides a multi-century temporal coverage of approximately 395 years.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1995, making the metadata and methods potentially outdated.
• Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology), likely involving fire scar dating.

Time Range

350 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.