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Fire Frequency - AVHRR, Australian algorithm

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

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Fire Frequency is derived from a time series of burnt area maps (derived from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR)) and provides the average number of fires affecting an area in the given time period. It is the inverse of the fire return interval.

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Title Fire Frequency - AVHRR, Australian algorithm
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/a5693354-b8d5-4cd7-a916-e215888abfe6
Contact Point
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network's Data Discovery
stefan.maier@maitec.com.au
Reference Period 01/01/1997 - 31/12/2011
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -44.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -10.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -10.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -44.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network "Fire Frequency - AVHRR, Australian algorithm". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/fire-frequency-avhrr-australian-algorithm