Lake Duparquet Fire History from Tree Rings

Fire history data spanning 140 calendar years (from 106 to -34 years before present) for Lake Duparquet Island in Quebec, Canada. The dataset contains parameters related to fire history derived from tree-ring analysis. It is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information under the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing fire frequency and return intervals using fire scar data from tree rings.
• Analyzing the relationship between fire events and climatic periods indicated by the calendar year BP timeline.
• Calibrating regional fire history models for Quebec using the specific geographic location data.

Strengths

• Covers a defined 140-year period from 106 to -34 calendar years BP.
• Sourced from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
• Focuses on a specific geographic location (Lake Duparquet Island, Quebec, Canada).

Limitations

• Temporal coverage is relatively short for paleoclimatic studies at 140 years.
• Data is geographically limited to a single island site in Quebec.
• The dataset was last updated in 1984, indicating potential methodological staleness.

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

From 106 to -34 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

Last updated in 1984.

Geography

Lake Duparquet Island, Quebec, Canada.