Modeling Regional-Scale Wildland Fire Emissions with the Wildland Fire Emissions Information System*

Earth Interactions

Nancy H. F.French¹ 

关键词: North America;    Geographic information systems (GIS);    Biosphere–atmosphere interaction;    Forest fires;   

DOI  :  10.1175/EI-D-14-0002.1

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: American Geophysical Union

【 摘 要 】

AbstractAs carbon modeling tools become more comprehensive, spatial data are needed to improve quantitative maps of carbon emissions from fire. The Wildland Fire Emissions Information System (WFEIS) provides mapped estimates of carbon emissions from historical forest fires in the United States through a web browser. WFEIS improves access to data and provides a consistent approach to estimating emissions at landscape, regional, and continental scales. The system taps into data and tools developed by the U.S. Forest Service to describe fuels, fuel loadings, and fuel consumption and merges information from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration on fire location and timing. Currently, WFEIS provides web access to Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) burned area for North America and U.S. fire-perimeter maps from the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity products from the USGS, overlays them on 1-km fuel maps for the United States, and calculates fuel ...

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