Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Version of Record
Publication Date
8-12-2008
Description
The interannual variability of fire activity has been studied without an explicit investigation of a suitable starting month for yearly calculations. Sensitivity analysis of 37 months of global MODIS active fire detections indicates that a 1-month change in the start of the fire year definition can lead, in the worst case, to a difference of over 6% and over 45% in global and subcontinental scale annual fire totals, respectively. Optimal starting months for analyses of global and subcontinental fire interannual variability are described. The research indicates that a fire year starting in March provides an optimal definition for annual global fire activity.
Publication Title
Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume
113
DOI of Published Version
10.1029/2008JG000686
Pages
11
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
American Geophysical Union
Rights
© American Geophysical Union
Recommended Citation
Boschetti, Luigi and Roy, David P., "Defining a Fire Year for Reporting and Analysis of Global Interannual Fire Variablility" (2008). GSCE Faculty Publications. 89.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/gsce_pubs/89
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