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Global Burnt Area (GBA 2000)
Entry ID:
SAI_JRC_Cont_Afr_GBA2000
Summary
Abstract:
According to a recent study from Hao and Liu [1994], the African
continent, where about two-thirds of the biomass burning is due to savanna fires, contributes to 46 % of the total amount of biomass burnt in the tropics. Although many local to regional studies were carried out during the last few years to characterize vegetation fire activity ... 
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates
Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Gregoire, Jean-Marie, and Tansey, Kevin
Dataset Title:
GBA 2000 Statistics
Dataset Release Date:
2001
Dataset Release Place:
Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Ispra, ITALY
Dataset Publisher:
European Commission
Data Presentation Form:
Map,Diagram, Tables
Online Resource:
http://www.grid.unep.ch/activities/earlywarning/preview/ims/gba/ind...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2000-01-01
Stop Date:
2000-12-31
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
5 KM
Longitude Resolution: 5 KM Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Project
Quality
The datasets in geographic projection were projected into a cylindrical equal
area projection with a pixel spacing of 1000m. Most estimates of burnt areas are displayed in units of ha x103.
Access Constraints
End-users external to GVM can have access to the data and make use of it in
their own field of research and/or application only if they fullfill the use- constraints listed below.
Use Constraints
Use of the GBA-2000 datasets for download purposes is provided freely in
exchange of the following strict rules: The user do not obtain title to the intellectual property of the data held in this application, nor any copyright or propriety rights to its content. The users are not allowed to transfer, sublicense, rent, ... Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
electronic
Distribution Format:
txt.
Fees:
no fees
Personnel
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
++39 0332 785769
Fax:
++39 0332 789073
Email:
kevin.tansey at jrc.it
Contact Address:
Global Vegetation Monitoring Unit,
Institute for Environment and Sustainability
TP. 440
City:
Ispra
Postal Code:
21020
Country:
ITALY
Publications/References
Grgoire J-M., K. Tansey, I. Marengo, D. Stroppiana, and S. Fritz, The
Global Burnt Area 2000 initiative: GBA-2000. Mapping the areas burnt globally during the year 2000. Pulications of the European Commission, No. I.01.117, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, January 2002, p. 40. Grgoire J-M., K. Tansey and J.M.N. Silva, The GBA2000 initiative: ... Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2005-12-28
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-12-12
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