Colorado Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

Tree ring data from Colorado provides a fire history record spanning 582 years, from 538 to -44 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. It was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history time-series.
• Correlate fire event years from tree-ring records with regional paleoclimate proxies.
• Reconstruct historical fire perimeters and intensity in Colorado using geospatial study location data.
• Study long-term ecological impacts of fire by examining the tree-ring parameter data over centuries.

Strengths

• Covers a 582-year temporal range (538 to -44 BP).
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Focuses on a specific geographic location (Colorado, USA).

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1994.
• Sample size and specific row/column counts are unknown.
• Calendar year scale (BP) requires careful handling for modern dating.

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

538 to -44 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.