GCD v1 – International Paleofire Network

The future of the Global Paleofire Database

By Elisabeth Dietze November 24, 2022Blog, GCD v1, GCD v2, GCD v3No Comments

Dear (future) authors and contributors of the Global Paleofire Database, The International Paleofire Network (IPN) would like to thank you for sharing your paleofire records with the larger community. We…

Wildfire responses to abrupt climate change in North America (Marlon 2009)

By admin November 16, 2009Analyses, GCD v1

It is widely accepted, based on data from the last few decades and on model simulations, that anthropogenic climate change will cause increased fire activity. However, less attention has been…

Impact of a drier Early–Mid-Holocene climate upon Amazonian forests (Mayle and Power 2008)

By admin November 16, 2008Analyses, GCD v1

This paper uses a palaeoecological approach to examine the impact of drier climatic conditions of the Early–Mid-Holocene (ca 8000–4000 years ago) upon Amazonia's forests and their fire regimes. Palaeovegetation (pollen data)…

Changes in fire regimes since the Last Glacial Maximum: an assessment based on a global synthesis and analysis of charcoal data (Power et al. 2008)

By admin November 16, 2008Analyses, GCD v1

Fire activity has varied globally and continuously since the last glacial maximum (LGM) in response to long-term changes in global climate and shorter-term regional changes in climate, vegetation, and human…