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A monthly gridded burned area database of national wildland fire data

Abstract: We assembled the first gridded burned area (BA) database of national wildfire data (ONFIRE), a comprehensive and integrated resource for researchers, non-government organisations, and government agencies analysing wildfires in various regions of the Earth. We extracted and harmonised records from different regions and sources using open and reproducible methods, providing data in a common framework for the whole period available (starting from 1950 in Australia, 1959 in Canada, 1985 in Chile, 1980 in Europe, and 1984 in the United States) up to 2021 on a common 1º×1º grid. The data originate from national agencies (often, ground mapping), thus representing the best local expert knowledge. Key opportunities and limits in using this dataset are discussed as well as possible future expansions of this open-source approach that should be explored. This dataset complements existing gridded BA data based on remote sensing and offers a valuable opportunity to better understand and assess fire regime changes, and their drivers, in these regions. The ONFIRE database can be freely accessed at https://zenodo.org/record/8289245.

 Authorship: Gincheva A., Pausas J.G., Edwards A., Provenzale A., Cerdà A., Hanes C., Royé D., Chuvieco E., Mouillot F., Vissio G., Rodrigo J., Bedía J., Abatzoglou J.T., Senciales González J.M., Short K.C., Baudena M., Llasat M.C., Magnani M., Boer M.M., González M.E., Torres-Vázquez M.Á., Fiorucci P., Jacklyn P., Libonati R., Trigo R.M., Herrera S., Jerez S., Wang X., Turco M.,

 Fuente: Scientific Data, 2024, 11, 352

 Publisher: Springer Nature

 Publication date: 08/04/2024

 No. of pages: 17

 Publication type: Article

 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03141-2

 ISSN: 2052-4463

 Publication Url: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03141-2

Authorship

GINCHEVA, ANDRINA

PAUSAS, JULI G.

EDWARDS, ANDREW

PROVENZALE, ANTONELLO

CERDÀ, ARTEMI

HANES, CHELENE

DOMINIC ROYE

CHUVIECO, EMILIO

MOUILLOT, FLORENT

VISSIO, GABRIELE

RODRIGO, JESÚS

ABATZOGLOU, JOHN T.

SENCIALES GONZÁLEZ, JOSÉ MARÍA

SHORT, KAREN C.

BAUDENA, MARA

MARIA DEL CARMEN LLASAT BOTIJA

MAGNANI, MARTA

BOER, MATTHIAS M.