Tree ring data from Colorado, USA, provides a fire history record spanning 495 years, from 450 to -45 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. This study was published in 1995.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history chronology.
- Analyze climate-fire relationships by correlating tree-ring width data with known climate proxies.
- Model historical fire spread and intensity patterns using the geospatial location data for site BM33.
Strengths
- Covers a long temporal range of 495 calendar years.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally stale, with no updates since its 1995 publication.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single site (BM33) in Colorado, limiting regional analysis.
- Specific sample size, row count, and measurement parameters are not provided in the input.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Analysis of fire history parameters from tree rings.
- Time Range
- 450 to -45 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- 1995-01-01
- Geography
- Colorado, United States Of America (specific site BM33).