Colorado Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

350 to -45 calendar years before present (BP) of fire history data derived from tree-ring analysis in Colorado, USA. This paleoclimatology study is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The data was last updated in the NCEI archive in 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire occurrence and frequency over time using the calendar years before present (BP) timeline.
• Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies for the Colorado region.
• Reconstruct past wildfire regimes using the tree-ring based fire scar data.
• Model historical fire return intervals for specific study locations within the dataset's geography.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal range of approximately 395 calendar years.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Provides specific geographic focus on Colorado, United States.

Limitations

• The dataset's last known update was in 1995, indicating potential staleness and lack of recent curation.
• Specific sample size (row count), column details, and data completeness are unknown from the provided metadata.
• Temporal coverage uses a non-standard 'years before present' scale ending at -45 BP, which may require conversion for analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

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

Freshness

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Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.