Biomass Burning 5x5 Degree Grid Data for 1980

1980 data representing the geographical and temporal distribution of total biomass burned, collected by Dr. Wei Min Hao and Mei-Huey Liu from ground stations in Africa, Asia, and tropical America. The dataset contains measurements for four parameters: biomass burned in forest fires, savanna fires, fuel wood and agricultural residues, and the total amount. Each granule consists of one year of data per region.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric emissions based on the total amount of biomass burned.
• Analyzing regional fire patterns based on the separation of forest and savanna fire data.
• Estimating human-caused biomass combustion based on the fuel wood and agricultural residues parameter.
• Studying the geographical distribution of biomass burning events across Africa, Asia, and tropical America.

Strengths

• Data is collected from specific ground stations across three major global regions.
• Provides four distinct parameters for biomass burning, allowing for detailed analysis.
• Data is available for a specific year (1980), providing a historical snapshot.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single year (1980), limiting temporal analysis.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by researchers from ground stations.

Time Range

1980

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 07:56:09.104620; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Africa, Asia, and tropical America (Central and South America)