Colorado Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings (489 to -44 BP)

NOAA NCEI archives this paleoclimatology dataset containing fire history parameters derived from tree ring analysis for a site in Colorado, USA. The data provides a temporal record of fire events covering the period from 489 to -44 calendar years before present. It was published by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology, with a last recorded update in 1994.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals using the fire history chronology spanning over 500 years.
• Correlate fire event years from tree-ring records with regional paleoclimate proxy data.
• Reconstruct historical fire severity by examining parameters like fire scars within the tree-ring data.

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans over 500 years (489 to -44 BP), providing a long-term perspective.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1994, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Specific sample size, row count, and data granularity (e.g., individual tree measurements) are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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

Freshness

1994-01-01

Geography

Colorado, United States Of America.