AI-generated Key Takeaways
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The MTBS dataset provides annual thematic raster images showing burn severity classes for fires across the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
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MTBS data includes the boundaries of burned areas for completed fires, presented as extent polygons.
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Burn severity is classified using the Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) and differenced Normalized Burn Ratio (dNBR).
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MTBS Burned Area Boundaries
The Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) burned area boundaries dataset contains the extent polygons of the burned areas of all currently completed MTBS fires for the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Below NBR stands for "Normalized Burn Ratio", while dNBR stands … eros fire gtac mtbs table usda -
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Burn Severity Images
The burn severity mosaics consist of thematic raster images of MTBS burn severity classes for all currently completed MTBS fires for the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Mosaicked burn severity images are compiled annually for each year by US State and the … eros fire forest gtac landcover landsat-derived