Lake Duparquet Fire History from Tree Rings (205 to -35 BP)

240 calendar years of fire history data, from 205 to -35 years before present, derived from tree-ring analysis. This paleoclimatology dataset contains parameters related to fire events and was archived by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information. The data was last updated in 1985.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct fire frequency and return intervals from tree-ring fire scars and dates.
• Analyze the relationship between fire events and climatic periods using the calendar year BP timeline.
• Model spatial patterns of historical wildfires in the Quebec region using the geographic location parameter.

Strengths

• Covers a 240-year time period (205 to -35 BP) for long-term trend analysis.
• Data is curated and archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1985, making it temporally stale for contemporary analysis.
• Specific sample size, column details, and data granularity 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

205 to -35 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1985-01-01

Geography

Lake Duparquet Island, Quebec, Canada.