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Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-5915-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-5915-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
Data description article
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20 Aug 2026
Data description article |  | 20 Aug 2026

A multi-decadal global Landsat-derived dataset of forest fire patches from 1984–2022

Jiaying He, Xin Zou, Weihan Zhang, Quan Duan, Ronggao Liu, Yang Liu, Jinwei Dong, Chaoyang Wu, Wei Li, and Chao Wu

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Understanding how forest fires reshape landscapes requires information not only on where fires occur, but also on the size, shape, and spatial organization of fire patches. We created a global 30 m dataset of forest fire patches spanning 1984–2022 using the Landsat satellite archive. Including nearly 12 million fire patches, this dataset facilitates ecological research at regional to global scales by characterizing fire patch structure and spatial organization over time.
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