Colorado Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings (350-45 BP)

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology archives fire history data from the BM35 site in Colorado, derived from tree-ring parameters. The dataset covers a time period from 350 to 45 calendar years before present. It is maintained by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct historical fire return intervals using the tree-ring fire scar chronology.
• Analyze correlations between fire history parameters and regional climate proxy records.
• Model long-term wildfire frequency in Colorado over the 395-year period covered by the data.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 395-year period (350 to 45 BP) for temporal analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1995.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site (BM35) in Colorado.

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.

Time Range

350 to 45 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

BM35 site, Colorado, United States of America.