Satellite remote sensing of Arctic fires - a literature and data review

The main aim of this report is to prepare for the proposed SGA #17 of the Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake Work Programme 2020 named “Arctic peat- and forest-fire information system”. First, we summarize the scientific background of wildfires in the Arctic...

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Main Author: Stebel, Kerstin
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: NILU 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3090366
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Summary:The main aim of this report is to prepare for the proposed SGA #17 of the Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake Work Programme 2020 named “Arctic peat- and forest-fire information system”. First, we summarize the scientific background of wildfires in the Arctic and the Northern boreal zone and describe observations of long-range transport of forest fire pollution. This is followed by an overview of satellite data and resources available for fire monitoring in these regions. This covers the fire ECVs, as well as smoke plume tracers. Furthermore, we list CAMS and CEMS resources, i.e., GWIS, EFFIS (including the latest country report for Norway), and GFAS, as well as other fire emission inventories. Knowledge gaps and limitations of satellite remote sensing, future missions, Norwegian user uptake and user groups are described. Hovedmålet med rapporten er å forberede det foreslåtte SGA #17 i Caroline Herschel Framework Partnership Agreement on Copernicus User Uptake Work Program 2020 kalt "Arktisk torv- og skogbranninformasjonssystem”. Først oppsummerer vi den vitenskapelige kunnskapsbasen om skogbranner i Arktis og den nordlige boreale sonen og beskriver observasjoner av forurensning fra skogbranner i Arktis. Deretter følger en oversikt over satellittdata og ressurser tilgjengelig for brannovervåking i disse regionene. Dette inkluderer brann-ECV-ene, samt langtransporterte forurensninger. Videre presenterer vi CAMS- og CEMS-ressurser, dvs. GWIS, EFFIS (inkludert rapporten for Norge), og GFAS, samt andre brannutslippsinventarer. Kunnskapshull og begrensninger ved satellittfjernmåling, fremtidige satellittinstrumenter, og norsk brukeropptak og brukergrupper er beskrevet. publishedVersion