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Summary
The Fire Product: Burnt Areas in Central Africa was part of the
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme Data and Information
System (IGBP-DIS) Regional Satellite Fire Data Compilation CD-ROM.

Three hundred and ten Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-1) data
over Central Africa were used to detect areas affected by burning
during the 1994-1995 dry ... season. An algorithm was developed to detect
areas where over 50% of the pixel had burnt. The general features of
the data show the movement of burnt areas south across Central Africa
as the dry season progresses.

The data set provided consists of a raster image of Central
Africa. Each value in the raster image relates a point where burnt
areas were detected within the period 15 October 1994 to 10 March
1995.

See also:
http://www.gvm.sai.jrc.it/

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 14.0

S: -2.0

E: 33.0

W: 11.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: H. Eva, J.-M. Gregoire Dataset Title: Burnt areas in Central Africa Dataset Series Name: Regional Satellite Fire Data Compilation CD-ROM Dataset Release Date: July 1997 Dataset Release Place: France Dataset Publisher: IGBP-DIS Data Presentation Form: ASCII, Images Online Resource: http://www.cnrm.meteo.fr:8000/igbp/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1994-10-15 Stop Date: 1995-03-10

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: daily

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > FIRE ECOLOGY > FIRE DYNAMICS BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > FIRE ECOLOGY > FIRE OCCURRENCE HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > BIOMASS BURNING SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA ENVIRONMENT IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1

Instrument

ATSR > Along Track Scanning Radiometer and Microwave Sounder

Project

IGBP > International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

Use Constraints

This data is derived from scientific results not yet published, the
external user and the data provider must agree on a co-author work.

Ancillary Keywords

IGBP wildfires

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

JRC/SAI

Data Center

Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Joint Research Center, European Union Data Center URL: http://www.gvm.sai.jrc.it/ Data Center Personnel Name: GLOBAL VEGETATION MONITORING UNIT SECRETARIAT Phone: +39-0332-789298 Fax: +39-0332-789073 Contact Address: Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit Institute for Environment and Sustainability Joint Research Centre (European Commission) T.P City: Ispra (VA) Postal Code: 440 I-21020 Country: ITALY

Distribution

Distribution Media: CD-ROM, online WWW Distribution Format: ASCII, GIF Images Fees: None for online access

Personnel

HUGH EVA Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 39 332 78 5110 Fax: 39 332 78 9660 Email: hugh.eva at jrc.it Contact Address: TREES Project TP 641, JRC City: Ispra (VA) Postal Code: I-21020 Country: Italy JEAN-MARIE GREGOIRE Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: +39-0332-789215 Fax: +39-0332-789073 Email: jean-marie.gregoire at jrc.it Contact Address: GVM Unit - Global Vegetation Monitoring Head of Fire Group European Commission Joint Research Centre (VA) City: Ispra Postal Code: I-21020 Country: Italy GENE R. MAJOR Role: DIF AUTHOR Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: JRC/IES/GVM Fire Monitoring and Mapping Site

Publications/References

Eva, H.D., Belward, A. S., Gregoire, J.-M., Moula, M., Brustet, J.-M.,
Janodet, E., and Viovy, N., 1995, The application of Along Track
Scanning Radiometer data to burnt area mapping in different savannah
ecosystems in Central Africa. In The Meteorological Satellite Data
Users Conference, Winchester, UK: (Darmstadt:EUMETSAT), (pp. 201-208)

Eva, H.D. and Lambin, E.F., 1997, Burnt area mapping in Central Africa
using ATSR data, submitted to IJRS.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-06-14

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