Colorado Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology provides a fire history dataset derived from tree-ring analysis at site BM41 in Colorado, USA. The data covers a period from 350 to -45 calendar years before present, indicating a reconstruction of fire events over approximately 395 years. This study was archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire event years from tree-ring fire scar data.
• Analyzing the frequency of fire events over a 395-year period before present.
• Correlating fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxy records for Colorado.

Strengths

• Data spans approximately 395 calendar years, providing a multi-century record.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service 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 (specific site BM41).