noaa-fire-17054 eng; USA utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-05-15 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Héon and Arsensult fire data from northern boreal forest of eastern Canada 2014-08-11 publication noaa-fire-17054 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Héon, J. originator Héon, J. author Arseneault, D. originator Arseneault, D. author Parisien, M-A. originator Parisien, M-A. author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher tableDigital This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Fire. The data include parameters of fire history|tree ring with a geographic location of Quebec, Canada. The time period coverage is from 339 to -58 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data. Records of past fire occurrence from tree rings, charcoal found in lake sediments, and other proxies. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations. Additional information on the International Multiproxy Database (IMPD) dataset procedures are also available. completed NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/webimages/pc-default-fire.png Paleoclimatology - Fire History PNG Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Land Records > Fire History theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|tree ring earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|tree ring earth science > paleoclimate > fire history > fire scar dates theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian LALA Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch tamarack eastern larch PCMA Picea mariana (Mill.) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenb. black spruce PIBN Pinus banksiana Lamb. jack pine theme What: age; Material: null What: tree demographic and injury and fire event code; Material: wood theme Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus PaST Thesaurus information publisher Continent > North America > Canada > Quebec > Northern boreal forest of eastern Canada > LATITUDE > LONGITUDE place DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian otherRestrictions Cite as: Héon, J.; Arseneault, D.; Parisien, M-A. (2014-08-11): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Héon and Arsensult fire data from northern boreal forest of eastern Canada. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/17054. Accessed [date]. otherRestrictions Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives. otherRestrictions Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose otherRestrictions None otherRestrictions Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site. Resistance of the boreal forest to high burn rates 2014 publication Jessie Héon, Dominique Arseneault, Marc-André Parisien author Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences publisher https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1409316111 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2014 Jessie Héon, Dominique Arseneault, Marc-André Parisien, 2014: Resistance of the boreal forest to high burn rates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111, 13888-13893, 10.1073/pnas.1409316111 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: 1611 CE to 2008 CE; Date Range: 339 cal yr BP to -58 cal yr BP; -77.75061 -77.086826 52.325758 53.708418 1611 2008 STUDY NOTES: Supporting Dataset S1 of the publication for this study: "Resistance of the boreal forest to high burn rates", submitted to PNAS is available with the publication and at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/heon-arseneault-2014/supplemental/pnas2014-09316dataset-s1.xlsx) It contains fire dates estimated from tree ring analysis of fire scars and tree establishment dates collected in the fire-prone, unmanaged northern boreal forest of eastern Canada. The study has been designed so as to reconstruct the extent of wildfires that have overlapped over the last 200-300 years along a 190-km transect. The transect corresponds to the James Bay road in northern Québec and is subdivided into 93 cells of about 2 km2. Samples are trunk cross-section mostly taken on fire-scarred trees, or to a lesser degree, near the base of unscarred specimen. The full ingest of all FHX files for this study is in progress. All fire scar site FHX data, metadata along with all other IMPD North America fire scar files, are located in folder (URL): https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/ Please visit the following file for an up to date list of metadata for all fire scar FHX data sites: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/mdata-heon-arseneault-2014.csv A description for each column of this file follows: A. site_name - name of the fire scar site B. impd_code - International Multi-proxy Paleofire Database(IMPD) code, assigned by NOAA C. Investigators - investigators D. first_year - earliest year contained in the FHX data file, AD units E. last_year - most recent year in the FHX file, AD units F. latitude - latitude in decimal degrees G. longitude - latitude in decimal degrees H. elevation - elevation in meters I. species - species codes; a full description of each species code is available from URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/templates/tree-species-code.csv J. number_of_trees - count of trees in the sites FHX data file K. reference_1 - top-ranked publication, any others are listed in the sites metadata file, listed in column Q, link_to_metadata L. dataset_doi - DOI for the data of the site M. contribution_year - year the site was contributed N. NOAA_study_id - study identifier, assigned by NOAA O. link_to_data - online resource for the FHX data file P. link_to_metadata - online resource for complete metadata for the site, in NOAA Template format. Note: this file contains the online resource links for all data and supplemental files including supplemental (tree) data, and fire history graphs depicting the FHX data. Q. link_to_landing_page - link to NOAA landing page for the site Author affiliations: Héon and Arseneault: Département de biologie, chimie et géographie, Centre d’Études Nordiques, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski (Québec), Canada, G5L 3A1. Parisien: Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6H 3S5 Corresponding author: Dominique Arseneault Email: dominique_arseneault@uqar.ca Note: When using the data, please contact authors to avoid duplicating ongoing analyses. Dating Method: Crossdated ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Boreal ecosystems and their large carbon stocks are strongly shaped by extensive wildfires. Coupling of climate projections with records of area burned over the last 3 decades across the North American boreal zone suggests that area burned will increase by 30-500% by the end of the 21th century, with cascading impacts on ecosystem dynamics and on the boreal carbon balance. Fire size and the frequency of large-fire years are expected to increase. However, how fire size and time since previous fire will influence future burn rates is poorly understood, mostly due to incomplete records of past fire overlaps. Here, we reconstruct the length of overlapping fires along a 190-km long transect over the last 200 years in one of the most fire-prone boreal regions of North America in order to document how fire size and time since previous fire will influence future fire recurrence. We provide direct field evidence that extreme burn rates can be sustained by a few occasional droughts triggering immense fires. However, we also show that the most fire-prone areas of the North American boreal forest are resistant to high burn rates due to overabundant young forest stands, thereby creating a fuel-mediated negative feedback on fire activity. These findings will help refine projections of fire impacts on boreal ecosystems and their large carbon stocks. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. Native Format(s) https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=noaa-fire-17054 HTTPS Landing Page Metadata Landing Page NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/17054 HTTPS Web Browser NOAA Study Page Study page with data access information. search https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/fire-history HTTPS Information NCEI Fire Page General information for this data type. information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/firehistory/firescar/northamerica/heon-arseneault-2014/ HTTPS Download /firehistory/firescar/northamerica/heon-arseneault-2014/ Data Folder download asNeeded This ISO metadata record was translated from DIF metadata using dif-9x-to-iso-19115-2.xsl Version: 2022-06-21