Tree ring data from Quebec, Canada, documents fire events over a 246-year period from 212 to -34 calendar years before present. This fire history dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The study was published in 1984.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct fire frequency and return intervals using dated fire scar events from tree rings.
- Analyze the relationship between fire events and climatic periods using the calendar year BP timeline.
- Model historical disturbance ecology in the Lake Duparquet region using the geolocated fire record.
- Calibrate regional charcoal records or other paleo-fire proxies with this site-specific chronology.
Strengths
- Covers a 246-year time period (212 to -34 calendar years BP).
- Geographically specific to a well-defined location in Quebec, Canada.
- Hosted by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage is relatively short for paleoclimate studies at 246 years.
- Data is geographically limited to a single island site (Lake Duparquet Island #91).
- The dataset has not been updated since its publication in 1984.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Fire history analysis derived from tree ring records (dendrochronology).
- Time Range
- 212 to -34 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Lake Duparquet Island #91, Quebec, Canada.