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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kelly fire data from Landing Lake, Yukon Flats, Alaska - IMPD USCPL008

browse graphicPaleoclimatology - Fire History
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|paleolimnology with a geographic location of Alaska, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 7256 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.
  • Cite as: Kelly, R.F.; Chipman, M.L.; Higuera, P.E.; Stefanova, I.; Brubaker, L.B.; Hu, F.S. (2013-07-06): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kelly fire data from Landing Lake, Yukon Flats, Alaska - IMPD USCPL008. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/dbtj-xe05. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
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Coverage Description Date Range: 7256 cal yr BP to -58 cal yr BP;
Time Period -5306 to 2008
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -145.77707
East: -145.77707
South: 65.90337
North: 65.90337
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Recent burning of boreal forests exceeds fire regime limits of the past 10,000 years
    • Associated Reference published 2013
      Ryan Kelly, Melissa L. Chipman, Philip E. Higuera, Ivanka Stefanova, Linda B. Brubaker, and Feng Sheng Hua, 2013: Recent burning of boreal forests exceeds fire regime limits of the past 10,000 years. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110, 13055–13060, 10.1073/pnas.1305069110
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2013-07-06
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: Chronology and macroscopic charcoal counts (number of pieces >180 microns) from Chopper Lake sediments Yukon Flats, Alaska; Entity name, LD08 (Internal lab code); Contact person, Kelly R.; Sampling date, 2008-0718; Sampling device, All cores were taken with a combination of 7.5 cm livingstone, 5 cm livingstone, and 7.5 cm polycarbonate tube; Water depth(cm), 420; Sample storage, All cores have archive halves intact, and working halves sliced at 0.25-cm resolution. These are kept at 4°C in the Hu Lab, University of Illinois, Urbana.; Analysis method, Macroscopic charcoal counts. Please see Kelly et al. 2013 for details;
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Wildfire activity in boreal forests is anticipated to increase dramatically, with far-reaching ecological and socioeconomic consequences. Paleorecords are indispensible for elucidating boreal fire regime dynamics under changing climate, because fire return intervals and successional cycles in these ecosystems occur over decadal to centennial timescales. We present charcoal records from 14 lakes in the Yukon Flats of interior Alaska, one of the most flammable ecoregions of the boreal forest biome, to infer causes and consequences of fire regime change over the past 10,000 y. Strong correspondence between charcoal-inferred and observational fire records shows the fidelity of sedimentary charcoal records as archives of past fire regimes. Fire frequency and area burned increased ~6,000–3,000 y ago, probably as a result of elevated landscape flammability associated with increased Picea mariana in the regional vegetation. During the Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA; ~1,000–500 cal B.P.), the period most similar to recent decades, warm and dry climatic conditions resulted in peak biomass burning, but severe fires favored less-flammable deciduous vegetation, such that fire frequency remained relatively stationary. These results suggest that boreal forests can sustain high severity fire regimes for centuries under warm and dry conditions, with vegetation feedbacks modulating climate–fire linkages. The apparent limit to MCA burning has been surpassed by the regional fire regime of recent decades, which is characterized by exceptionally high fire frequency and biomass burning. This extreme combination suggests a transition to a unique regime of unprecedented fire activity. However, vegetation dynamics similar to feedbacks that occurred during the MCA may stabilize the fire regime, despite additional warming.
Purpose 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.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Kelly, R.F.; Chipman, M.L.; Higuera, P.E.; Stefanova, I.; Brubaker, L.B.; Hu, F.S. (2013-07-06): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kelly fire data from Landing Lake, Yukon Flats, Alaska - IMPD USCPL008. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/dbtj-xe05. Accessed [date].
  • 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.
Cited Authors
  • Kelly, R.F.
  • Chipman, M.L.
  • Higuera, P.E.
  • Stefanova, I.
  • Brubaker, L.B.
  • Hu, F.S.
Originators
  • Kelly, R.F.
  • Chipman, M.L.
  • Higuera, P.E.
  • Stefanova, I.
  • Brubaker, L.B.
  • Hu, F.S.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Land Records > Fire History
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > fire history|paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > fire history > charcoal sediment
  • Arctic
  • Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA)
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: age at sample start; Material: null
  • What: magnetic susceptibility; Material: sediment
  • What: depth at sample start; Material: null
  • What: charcoal; Material: sediment
  • What: age at sample end; Material: null
  • What: depth at sample end; Material: null
  • What: volume; Material: wet sediment
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America > Alaska > Landing Lake > LATITUDE 65.90337 > LONGITUDE -145.77707
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Kelly, R.F.; Chipman, M.L.; Higuera, P.E.; Stefanova, I.; Brubaker, L.B.; Hu, F.S. (2013-07-06): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kelly fire data from Landing Lake, Yukon Flats, Alaska - IMPD USCPL008. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/dbtj-xe05. Accessed [date].
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