Fire Weather Indices for Interior Alaska 2001-2010

Daily fire weather indices for interior Alaska during active fire seasons from 2001 to 2010. The dataset contains six indices from the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System, gridded at 60-meter resolution. NASA developed this data through interpolation of weather station observations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing seasonal trends in fire risk using the Fire Weather Index (FWI).
• Modeling fuel moisture dynamics with the Fine Fuel Moisture Code (FFMC) and Duff Moisture Code (DMC).
• Assessing drought conditions relevant to fire ignition and spread via the Drought Code (DC).
• Evaluating potential fire spread rates using the Initial Spread Index (ISI).
• Studying fuel availability for combustion over time with the Buildup Index (BUI).

Strengths

• Provides a decade-long time series covering 10 consecutive fire seasons (2001-2010).
• Offers high-resolution spatial data at a 60-meter grid for detailed regional analysis.
• Includes six standardized fire weather indices calculated using the established Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index System methodology.

Limitations

• Data is limited to the interior Alaska region and the defined active fire season (May 24 to September 18) each year.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one showing 2010 and another showing a future date of 2026.
• Specific column names, row counts, and total dataset size are not provided across any platform.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Collection Method

Point source data interpolation from weather station observations.

Time Range

2001 to 2010 (active fire seasons: days 144-261 each year).

Freshness

2026-03-13 04:11:37.644810

Geography

Interior Alaska.