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ABoVE: Ignitions, burned area and emissions of fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2015

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Scholten, R.C., S. Veraverbeke, R. Jandt, E.A. Miller, and B.M. Rogers. 2021. ABoVE: Ignitions, Burned Area, and Emissions of Fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2018. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1812

Overview

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1341
Version1
Projects
Published2017-06-21
Updated2022-03-10
Usage1058 downloads
Citations2 publications cited this dataset
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Description

This data set provides estimates of daily burned area, carbon emissions and uncertainty, and daily fire ignition locations for boreal fires in Alaska, USA, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada. The data are at 500-m resolution for the period 2001 to 2015.

Science Keywords

  • BIOSPHERE
  • ECOSYSTEMS
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
  • FORESTS
  • BIOSPHERE
  • ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
  • FIRE ECOLOGY
  • FIRE OCCURRENCE
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • WEATHER EVENTS
  • LIGHTNING
  • LAND SURFACE
  • SOILS
  • CARBON
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • AIR QUALITY
  • EMISSIONS
  • HUMAN DIMENSIONS
  • NATURAL HAZARDS
  • WILDFIRES
  • ATMOSPHERE
  • ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR
  • WATER VAPOR INDICATORS
  • HUMIDITY

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Veraverbeke, S., B.M. Rogers, M.L. Goulden, R. Jandt, C.E. Miller, E.B. Wiggins, and J.T. Randerson. 2017. ABoVE: Ignitions, burned area and emissions of fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2015. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1341

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Version History

VersionDataset TitlePublished
1ABoVE: Ignitions, burned area and emissions of fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-20152017-06-21
2ABoVE: Ignitions, Burned Area, and Emissions of Fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-20182021-06-22