NASA Burned Area Product
User GuidePI - Louis Giglio (University of Maryland)
Product ATBDCo-Is: Luigi Boschetti (U of Idaho), David Roy (SDSU), Krishna Vadrevu (UMD)
Collaborators: Christopher Justice (UMD), Patrick Coronado (NASA GSFC)
Development of a Suomi NPP VIIRS Global Burned Area Earth System Data Record
We propose to develop a VIIRS Burned Area product that will continue in a consistent manner the 15-year MODIS record into the Suomi NPP and JPSS era. This product will thus form the basis for a burned area Earth System data record. There is no heritage JPSS Burned Area product.
The approach will be based on a merged form of the MODIS standard (MCD45A1) and direct broadcast (MCD64A1) burned area mapping algorithms used for Collection 6. We have found that the MCD45 product performes better in cropland burning areas, but the more noise tolerant direct broadcast product performs better under cloudy conditions, but not as well for cropland burning.
It is expected that a Level 3 product will be avaiable from the DAACs at the end of 2016. It will be a daily product produced at 500m to be consistent with MODIS. The climate modeling grid (CMG) product will be produced at 0.25 deg. The Burned Area product and schedule is dependent upon the upstream L3 daily VIIRS Surface Reflectance and Active Fire products.
The products are provided in standard Hierarchical Data Format–Earth Observing System (HDF-EOS5) format. Currently, this collection is available from January 19, 2012 and forward. Products from the VIIRS sensor aboard JPSS-1 (J1) will be also be available starting in mid-2023.
The advent of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites enabled the first systematic production of high quality, 500-m global burned area maps. These data are now used by both the global modeling and fire applications communities. Increasing interest in quantifying changing fire regimes as a result of anthropogenic change and a warming climate make the development of a long-term observation record a priority. The Global Climate Observing System has identified a set of Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) needed in support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change including active fire and burned area. We propose to develop a VIIRS Burned Area product that will continue in a consistent manner the 14- year MODIS record into the Suomi NPP and JPSS era and form the basis for a burned area Earth System data record.
Product Details and DAAC links
| Product Name | SNPP | JPSS-1 |
|---|---|---|
| Burned Area Monthly L4 Global 500m SIN Grid | VNP64A1 | VJ164A1 |
