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This dataset contains differenced Normalized Burned Ratio (dNBR) at 30-m resolution calculated for burn scars from fires that occurred within the Arctic Boreal and Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) Project domain in Alaska and Canada during 1985-2015. The fire perimeters were obtained from the Alaskan Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) and the Natural Resources Canada (NRC) fire occurrence datasets. Only burns with an area larger than 200-ha were included. The dNBR for each burn scar at 30-m pixel resolution was derived from pre- and post-burn Landsat 5, 7, and 8 scenes within a 5-km buffered area surrounding each burn scar using Landsat LEDAPS surface reflection image pairs.

Product Summary

Platforms
LANDSAT-8 ,
LANDSAT-5 ,
LANDSAT-7
Instruments
OLI ,
TM ,
ETM+
Spatial Extent

N: 71.3558 S: 50.2542 E: -101.736 W: -168.424

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1985-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2111787144-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
4625
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Fire Occurrence ,
Forest Fire Science ,
Burned Area

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Loboda, T. V., Chen, D., Hall, J. V., & He, J. (2018). ABoVE: Landsat-derived Burn Scar dNBR across Alaska and Canada, 1985-2015 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1564 Date Accessed: 2026-05-01

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