DANIAU_MD96-2098_charcoal.xlsx

Microscopic charcoal (microcharcoal) was identified in marine sediments of core MD96-2098 located off Namibia and analysed to reconstruct past changes in fire activity of southern Africa. Microcharcoal concentrates were obtained after chemical treatment and microcharcoal measured using microscopy.<br> Measurements include microcharcoal concentration (in number of fragments per gram and in µm2 per gram); mean microcharcoal elongation ratio (the lenght to width ratio of particle, and the width to lenght ratio); and percentages of burnt vegetation types. The data covers the past 184,000 years.