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Name Burnt Area [300 m]
Acronym BA
Description The Burnt Area product maps the burnt scars, and gives temporal information on the fire season. The maps of Burnt Area are recognized as an Essential Climate Variable (ECV) by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS).
Note
Status Operational
Group GLC Vegetation
Area Global
Component Bio-geophysical Parameters
Service Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
Entrusted Entities European Environment Agency Joint Research Centre
Created on Nov. 6, 2017, 1:53 p.m.
Last updated on July 4, 2024, 9:10 a.m.

Requirements

UID Requirement Level of definition Relevant for Criticality Barriers Note Created on Last updated on
34 Fires and/or Burnt Areas Firm Calibration and validation Desirable
Coverage
 Dec. 5, 2017, 3:40 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:50 p.m.
186 Ecofloristic Zones (Global) Speculative Calibration and validation Essential
Accuracy
Coverage
Update Frequency
 April 27, 2018, 10:44 a.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:39 p.m.
185 Digital Elevation Model (global) Speculative Product generation Essential
Accuracy
 April 27, 2018, 10:21 a.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
188 Vegetation Ground Measurements Reasonable Calibration and validation Essential
Accuracy
Availability
Coverage
 May 30, 2018, 5:22 p.m. Aug. 21, 2024, 5:22 p.m.
206 Land Cover - Inland Water Bodies & Wetland Fraction Speculative Product generation Essential
Coverage
 Use for both dynamic and static mask April 5, 2020, 4:20 p.m. Dec. 20, 2021, 1:42 p.m.
205 Land-Sea Mask Reasonable Product generation Essential
Accuracy
 Static mask April 5, 2020, 4:43 p.m. Feb. 1, 2023, 12:15 p.m.