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Global Burnt Area (GBA 2000)

Entry ID: SAI_JRC_Cont_Afr_GBA2000

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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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Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: Metadata in Biological Data Profile format.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 38.0

S: -38.0

E: 54.0

W: -19.0

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

CONTINENT > AFRICA

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

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL RADIANCE

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS

ISO Topic Category

OCEANS

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

MASS SPECTROMETERS

Project

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

Ancillary Keywords

ADCC

ARCSS

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS041

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Dataset ID: ARCSS041

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Personnel

HAJO EICKEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (907)474-7280

Fax: (907)474-7290

Email: hajo.eicken at gi.alaska.edu

Contact Address:

Geophysical Institute

University of Alaska Fairbanks

PO Box 757320

City: Fairbanks

Province or State: AK

Postal Code: 99775-7320

Country: USA

ANDREY PROSHUTINSKY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Mail Stop 29

City: Woods Hole

Province or State: MA

Postal Code: 02543

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-07-20

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-11

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