Fire history data from paleolimnological analysis of sediment cores at Lily Pond, Warwick, Massachusetts. The dataset covers a 740-year period from 727 to -13 calendar years before present. It was produced and archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information's World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Use Cases
- Analyzing fire frequency and intensity over a 740-year period using sediment core layers.
- Correlating fire history events with regional climate proxies from the same time-series data.
- Modeling long-term ecological succession and disturbance patterns in Massachusetts forests based on fire evidence.
Strengths
- Covers a 740-year temporal range (727 to -13 BP).
- Archived by the authoritative NOAA NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Temporal coverage ends over 2000 years ago, limiting analysis of recent fire history.
- Geographic scope is limited to a single pond site in Massachusetts.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Collection Method
- Paleolimnological analysis of sediment cores.
- Time Range
- 727 to -13 calendar years before present (BP).
- Freshness
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- Geography
- Lily Pond, Warwick, Massachusetts, United States of America.