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Data description paper
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28 Nov 2023
Data description paper |
| 28 Nov 2023
| 28 Nov 2023
Multi-decadal trends and variability in burned area from the fifth version of the Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED5)
Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Joanne Hall
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Dave van Wees
Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Niels Andela
BeZero Carbon, London, UK
Stijn Hantson
Earth System Science Program, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia
Louis Giglio
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Guido R. van der Werf
Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Douglas C. Morton
Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
James T. Randerson
Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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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.
Using multiple sets of remotely sensed data, we created a dataset of monthly global burned area...
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