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Wildfires Data Access and Tools
NASA data examine many aspects of fires and the processes related to their origins and results, from lightning detection tracking to burn scar analysis. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.
Wildfires Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-fire Recovery of Soil Organic Layer Carbon in Canadian Boreal Forests, 2015-2018 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CHN ANALYZERS, CORING DEVICES | 2015-06-11 to 2018-08-24 |
N: 68.3256 S: 59.7883 E: -104.194 W: -132.671 |
CSV | |
| Remote Sensing Data Before and After California Rim and King Forest Fires, 2010-2015 | 1 | NASA ER-2 | NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROMETER, LIDAR, AVIRIS | 2010-07-21 to 2015-01-15 |
N: 39.2193 S: 37.657 E: -119.57 W: -120.81 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SAFARI 2000 Emissions Estimates, MODIS Burned Area Product, Dry Season 2000 | 1 | Terra | MODIS | 2000-08-31 to 2000-09-30 |
N: 0.3389 S: -34.1425 E: 46.6473 W: 9.6738 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Global Burned Area Map, 1-km, Southern Africa, 2000 | 1 | SPOT-4 | MULTI-SPECTRAL | 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
N: 18 S: -35 E: 55 W: -18 |
Shapefile | |
| SAFARI 2000 Historical Fire Maps, Kruger National Park, 1992-2001 | 1 | NOT APPLICABLE | NOT APPLICABLE | 1992-05-11 to 2001-03-31 |
N: -22.327 S: -25.529 E: 32.034 W: 30.888 |
Shapefile | |
| Simulated Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Estimates over Alaska, 2001-2015 | 1 | COMPUTERS | Computer | 2001-05-10 to 2015-09-28 |
N: 71 S: 51 E: -128 W: -178 |
COG | |
| Tree Mortality from Fires and Bark Beetles at 1-km Resolution, Western USA, 2003-2012 | 1.1 | FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane, COMPUTERS, SATELLITES | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, Computer, QUICKBIRD/BHRC-60 | 2003-01-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 52.0938 S: 28.4705 E: -100.538 W: -130.435 |
GeoTIFF | |
| Understory Vegetation Biomass from Selected Burned and Unburned sites in Alaska | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | SURVEYING TOOLS | 2016-08-09 to 2018-07-11 |
N: 68.991 S: 63.8799 E: -146.558 W: -150.28 |
CSV | |
| VIIRS/NPP Burned Area Monthly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V001 | 001 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2014-01-01 to 2019-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
| VIIRS/NPP Burned Area Monthly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid V002 | 002 | Suomi-NPP | VIIRS | 2012-03-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
500 Meters x 500 Meters | HDF-EOS5 |
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