Lakeside Fire History from Rainbow Lake A Sediment Cores

822 calendar years of fire history data, from 822 to -33 years before present, are reconstructed from paleolimnological sediment cores at Rainbow Lake A in Alberta, Canada. This fire history dataset is archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information World Data Service for Paleoclimatology. The associated study type is Fire and the data were last updated in the system in 1983.

Use Cases

• Reconstruct regional fire frequency from sediment charcoal particle counts.
• Correlate fire event layers with other paleoclimate proxies like pollen or geochemistry.
• Analyze the temporal distribution of fire events over an 855-year period before present.

Strengths

• Covers an 855-year temporal range (822 to -33 calendar years BP).
• Provides a long-term, site-specific record of fire history from lake sediments.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a last system update recorded in 1983.
• The specific parameters, sample resolution, and row count are not provided in the metadata.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Paleolimnological analysis of sediment cores, likely involving charcoal particle identification.

Time Range

822 to -33 calendar years before present (BP).

Freshness

1983-01-01

Geography

Rainbow Lake A, Alberta, Canada.