ABoVE: Ignitions, burned area and emissions of fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2015

This data set provides estimates of daily burned area, carbon emissions and uncertainty, and daily fire ignition locations for boreal fires in Alaska, USA, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada. The data are at 500-m resolution for the period 2001 to 2015.

Data and Resources

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citation Veraverbeke, S., B.M. Rogers, M.L. Goulden, R. Jandt, C.E. Miller, E.B. Wiggins, and J.T. Randerson. 2017. ABoVE: Ignitions, burned area and emissions of fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2015. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1341
graphic-preview-description Ignition locations and burned area for Interior Alaska in 2015 (figure from Veraverbeke et al, 2017).
graphic-preview-file https://daac.ornl.gov/ABOVE/guides/Alaskan_Wildfire_C_Emissions_Fig1.png
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issued 2020-04-22
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modified 2020-07-10
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temporal 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z/2015-12-31T23:59:59Z
theme {ABoVE,CARVE,geospatial}
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metadata_created 2025-11-22T08:30:48.626318
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T08:30:48.626323
notes This data set provides estimates of daily burned area, carbon emissions and uncertainty, and daily fire ignition locations for boreal fires in Alaska, USA, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada. The data are at 500-m resolution for the period 2001 to 2015.
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title ABoVE: Ignitions, burned area and emissions of fires in AK, YT, and NWT, 2001-2015