Lake Duparquet Fire History Reconstruction from Tree Rings

Fire history data reconstructed from tree ring analysis at Lake Duparquet Island in Quebec, Canada. The record spans 274 years, from 240 to -34 calendar years before present. This archived study is maintained by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Use Cases

• Analyze fire frequency and return intervals from dated fire scar events in the tree-ring series.
• Correlate fire history parameters with other paleoclimate proxies to study past climate-fire relationships.
• Reconstruct long-term fire regimes for the Lake Duparquet region using the 274-year temporal coverage.

Strengths

• 274-year temporal coverage provides a multi-century perspective on fire history.
• Data is archived and curated by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.

Limitations

• The dataset's last update was in 1984, indicating potential methodological staleness.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single island site in Quebec, Canada.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tree-ring analysis (dendrochronology) for fire history reconstruction.

Time Range

240 to -34 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

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Geography

Lake Duparquet Island, Quebec, Canada.