Partners
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Under a NASA Carbon Cycle Science Program grant to Eric Kasischke of the University of Maryland, drivers of fire emission variability are being investigated. |
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The United States Department of Interior, National Park Service and the US Geologic Survey are using the Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR), derived from Landsat, and the Composite Burn Index (CBI), a field measurement protocol, to assess burn severity in fires within the NPS system. |
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The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service uses remote sensing imagery in it Burn Area Emergency Response Program (BAER) to help map and target critical areas for assessment and rehabilitation. |
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The United States Forest Service, Fire and Environmental Research Applications Team (FERA) have developed models to quantify fuel and fuel consumption variability. The CONSUME 3.0 model provides estimates of fuel consumption for fuel beds in the US. |
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The Joint Fire Science program is an interagency program providing funding for science-based investigations that help in wildland fire management. |
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Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service is currently assessing fire emissions as part of an effort to make a full carbon budget for Canada. The Carbon Emissions Team (CET) is running a 3-year project to deliver a turnkey system that goes from fire monitoring, mapping to calculating carbon emissions from fires. The CET plans to use remote sensing combined with field data for a country-wide assessment by the year 2008. |