Tree-ring data from Lake Duparquet Island in Quebec, Canada, reconstructs fire events over a 357-year period from 323 to -34 calendar years before present. The dataset is archived by NOAA's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and was last updated in 1984.
Use Cases
- Analyze fire_interval or fire_frequency time-series to identify cycles in boreal forest disturbance.
- Correlate fire_history events with other paleoclimate proxies to study climate-driven fire activity.
- Model fire return intervals using the dated fire_events from tree-ring records.
- Reconstruct historical fire severity by examining the tree-ring parameter data surrounding event years.
Strengths
- Covers a 357-year time period (323 to -34 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
- Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.
Limitations
- The dataset is temporally stale, with a last update date of 1984.
- Specific row counts, column names, and file formats are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Data derived from tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) of samples from Lake Duparquet Island.
- Time Range
- 323 to -34 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Lake Duparquet Island, Quebec, Canada.