Fire History
The International Multiproxy Paleofire Database (IMPD) is an archive of fire history data derived from natural proxies. The IMPD, which includes data from tree scars and establishment data, and charcoal in sediment records, has been established with guidance from an Advisory Board to provide a permanent repository for high-quality paleofire records from around the world. For more information about paleofire data, see our Introduction to Fire History Reconstruction.
Obtaining Data at the World Data Center
Search Datasets
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Fire History Search Engine
Search through fire history studies using Investigator, Title, Location Name, Parameters, and Latitude/Longitude Bounds. -
Google Earth Map
Locate and download fire history studies using a Google Earth map interface. Google Earth must be installed to use this search tool. -
Global Charcoal Database
A Microsoft Access database containing the complete set of site, sample, dating, and charcoal data used in the paper "Changes in fire regimes since the Last Glacial Maximum: an assessment based on a global synthesis and analysis of charcoal data" published in Climate Dynamics. -
Tree-Ring Based Fire History File Names and Formats
A description of the file naming conventions and the file formats used in our fire scar data archive. -
Charcoal-Sediment Based Fire History File Names and Formats
A description of the file naming conventions and the charcoal sediment data file format. -
Search All Paleoclimatology Data
A free text search of our entire study archive.
Browse Datasets
Contributing Data
Investigators who wish to contribute their data to our archives can find information on contributing below. Data and study description information can be contributed via the contribution forms listed below or by emailing your data to paleo@noaa.gov.




