A 1980-2018 global fire danger re-analysis dataset for the Canadian Fire Weather Indices.
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SUBMITTER: Vitolo C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6390706 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
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A 1980-2018 global fire danger re-analysis dataset for the Canadian Fire Weather Indices.
Vitolo Claudia C Di Giuseppe Francesca F Krzeminski Blazej B San-Miguel-Ayanz Jesus J
Scientific data 20190226
This data descriptor documents a dataset containing over 38 years of global reanalysis of wildfire danger. It consists of seven fields to assess fuel moisture as well as fire behavior. The methodology employed to generate these data is based on the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Danger Rating and utilizes weather forcing from ERA-Interim, a global reanalysis dataset produced by the European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts. Global fire danger reanalysis data are used to quantify the clima ...[more]
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