Scientific Data (Apr 2024)
A monthly gridded burned area database of national wildland fire data
- Andrina Gincheva,
- Juli G. Pausas,
- Andrew Edwards,
- Antonello Provenzale,
- Artemi Cerdà,
- Chelene Hanes,
- Dominic Royé,
- Emilio Chuvieco,
- Florent Mouillot,
- Gabriele Vissio,
- Jesús Rodrigo,
- Joaquin Bedía,
- John T. Abatzoglou,
- José María Senciales González,
- Karen C. Short,
- Mara Baudena,
- Maria Carmen Llasat,
- Marta Magnani,
- Matthias M. Boer,
- Mauro E. González,
- Miguel Ángel Torres-Vázquez,
- Paolo Fiorucci,
- Peter Jacklyn,
- Renata Libonati,
- Ricardo M. Trigo,
- Sixto Herrera,
- Sonia Jerez,
- Xianli Wang,
- Marco Turco
Affiliations
- Andrina Gincheva
- Regional Atmospheric Modelling (MAR) Group, Department of Physics, Regional Campus of International Excellence Campus Mare Nostrum (CEIR), University of Murcia
- Juli G. Pausas
- Centro de Investigaciones sobre Desertificación, Spanish National Research Council (CIDE-CSIC)
- Andrew Edwards
- Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research, Charles Darwin University
- Antonello Provenzale
- Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources - National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IGG)
- Artemi Cerdà
- Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography, Valencia University
- Chelene Hanes
- Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie
- Dominic Royé
- Climate Research Foundation (FIC)
- Emilio Chuvieco
- Universidad de Alcalá, Environmental Remote Sensing Research Group, Department of Geology, Geography and the Environment
- Florent Mouillot
- UMR CEFE, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD
- Gabriele Vissio
- Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources - National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IGG)
- Jesús Rodrigo
- Departamento de Análisis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, Universidad de Granada
- Joaquin Bedía
- Departamento Matemática Aplicada y Ciencias de la Computación (MACC), Universidad de Cantabria
- John T. Abatzoglou
- Management of Complex Systems, University of California
- José María Senciales González
- Department of Geography, University of Málaga
- Karen C. Short
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
- Mara Baudena
- National Biodiversity Future Center
- Maria Carmen Llasat
- GAMA, Department of Applied Physics, Universitat de Barcelona
- Marta Magnani
- Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources - National Research Council of Italy (CNR-IGG)
- Matthias M. Boer
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
- Mauro E. González
- Instituto de Conservación, Biodiversidad y Territorio, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Austral de Chile
- Miguel Ángel Torres-Vázquez
- Regional Atmospheric Modelling (MAR) Group, Department of Physics, Regional Campus of International Excellence Campus Mare Nostrum (CEIR), University of Murcia
- Paolo Fiorucci
- CIMA Research Foundation
- Peter Jacklyn
- Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research, Charles Darwin University
- Renata Libonati
- Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Ricardo M. Trigo
- Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa
- Sixto Herrera
- Applied Mathematics and Computer Science Department Universidad de Cantabria
- Sonia Jerez
- Regional Atmospheric Modelling (MAR) Group, Department of Physics, Regional Campus of International Excellence Campus Mare Nostrum (CEIR), University of Murcia
- Xianli Wang
- Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
- Marco Turco
- Regional Atmospheric Modelling (MAR) Group, Department of Physics, Regional Campus of International Excellence Campus Mare Nostrum (CEIR), University of Murcia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03141-2
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 17
Abstract
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 1° × 1° 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 .
