Multi-decadal trends and variability in burned area from the fifth version of the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED5)

Chen, Yang; Hall, Joanne; van Wees, Dave; Andela, Niels; Hantson, Stijn; Giglio, Louis; van der Werf, Guido R.; Morton, Douglas C.; Randerson, James T.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5227-2023

Articles | Volume 15, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5227-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5227-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 11

Data description paper

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28 Nov 2023

Data description paper |

| 28 Nov 2023

Multi-decadal trends and variability in burned area from the fifth version of the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED5)

Yang Chen, Joanne Hall, Dave van Wees, Niels Andela, Stijn Hantson, Louis Giglio, Guido R. van der Werf, Douglas C. Morton, and James T. Randerson

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-5227-2023-supplement

Data sets

Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED5) Burned Area Yang Chen, Joanne Hall, Dave van Wees, Niels Andela, Stijn Hantson, Louis Giglio, Guido R. van der Werf, Douglas C. Morton, and James T. Randerson https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7668423

Short summary

Using multiple sets of remotely sensed data, we created a dataset of monthly global burned area from 1997 to 2020. The estimated annual global burned area is 774 million hectares, significantly higher than previous estimates. Burned area declined by 1.21% per year due to extensive fire loss in savanna, grassland, and cropland ecosystems. This study enhances our understanding of the impact of fire on the carbon cycle and climate system, and may improve the predictions of future fire changes.