Colorado Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

Tree-ring data from Colorado reconstructs fire events over a 395-year period, from 350 to -45 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under its Paleoclimatology program. This specific study was published in 1995.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history chronology.
• Correlate fire event years from tree-ring scars with other paleoclimate proxies.
• Map the geographic location of the study site (BM38) to regional fire history patterns.

Strengths

• Covers a long temporal span of 395 calendar years.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update in 1995.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single site (BM38) in Colorado.
• Specific row counts, column details, and sample sizes are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) to identify fire scars.

Time Range

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

Freshness

1995-01-01

Geography

Colorado, United States Of America (Site BM38).