Evaluating characterization of fire extent and fire spread in boreal and tundra fires of Alaska from coarse and moderate resolution MODIS and VIIRS data ...

• Main Authors: Loboda, Tatiana, O'Neal, Kelley, Yang, Qi
• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: Digital Repository at the University of Maryland 2017
• Subjects: Fire; Boreal; MODIS; VIIRS; High northern latitudes; Arctic; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.13016/m2028pf4d; http://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/20226

Satellite observations of fire occurrence, extent, and spread have become a routine source of information for fire scientists and managers worldwide. In remote regions of arctic and boreal zones, satellite observations frequently represent the primary and at times the only source of information about fire occurrence. While a large suite of observations have been shown to provide beneficial and important information about fire occurrence, coarse and moderate resolution data from polar orbiting satellites in optical and thermal ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum provide the most widely-used observations that characterize on-going burning processes and consistent estimates of fire-affected areas. The reliance of the global community on active fire detections and burned area estimates delivered from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) raises concerns about the continuity of the data record beyond the lifetime of this mission. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) ... : NASA Terrestrial Ecology Program Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABOVE) ...