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The Global FIRE Product, 1992-1993, from JRC

Entry ID: SAI_JRC-Global_FIRE

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Summary

Abstract: Fire is a process, which given the right vegetation and meteorological
conditions, can be found in almost any part of the globe. In order to
understand and quantify the impact of fire on ecosystems and
atmosphere, there is a need to provide and analyse data on the spatial
and temporal distributions of fire at a global scale.

The fire products described here are ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: J-M. Gregoire, P. Barbosa, E. Dwyer, H. Eva, S. Jones, B. Koffi, J.P. Malingreau

Dataset Title: Vegetation fire research at the Monitor. Trop. Vegetation Unit: Prod. availabil.

Dataset Release Date: 1996

Dataset Release Place: Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Ispra, ITALY

Dataset Publisher: European Commission

Version: 1.0

Data Presentation Form: Map, Diagram, Tables

Online Resource: http://www.gvm.sai.jrc.it/fire/default.htm

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1992-10-04

Stop Date: 1993-09-26

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 5 degrees
Longitude Resolution: 5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: DAILY

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FREQUENCY

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

MAPS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

CDIP > Climate Data Imaging Project

Ancillary Keywords

Precipitation (Meteorology)

Rain and rainfall

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NOAA

Data Center

Library Services Information Division, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY Phone: (301) 713-2600 x124 Fax: (301) 713-4598 Email: reference at www.lib.noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA Central Library 1315 East-West Highway 2nd Floor, SSMC3 City: Silver Spring Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20910-3282 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online

Distribution Format: pdf, tiff

Fees: none

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-08-28

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-09-28

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