Colorado Fire History Reconstruction From Tree Rings

NOAA NCEI provides a paleoclimatology dataset reconstructing fire history in Colorado, United States, using tree-ring parameters. The temporal coverage spans from 350 to -45 calendar years before present. This archived study was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing historical fire frequency in Colorado using tree-ring fire-scar parameters.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire events and climate variability over a 395-year period before present.
• Calibrating regional fire history models with proxy data from the BM36 site (IMPD USBM-036).

Strengths

• Data spans a 395-year period (350 to -45 calendar years BP), providing a multi-century record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last update recorded in 1995.
• Specific sample size, row count, and column details are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history parameters.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.