@article{fdi:010090559, title = {{A} monthly gridded burned area database of national wildland fire data}, author = {{G}incheva, {A}. and {P}ausas, {J}. {G}. and {E}dwards, {A}. and {P}rovenzale, {A}. and {C}erd{\`a}, {A}. and {H}anes, {C}. and {R}oy{\'e}, {D}. and {C}huvieco, {E}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent and {V}issio, {G}. and {R}odrigo, {J}. and {B}edia, {J}. and {A}batzoglou, {J}. {T}. and {G}onzález, {J}. {M}. {S}. and {S}hort, {K}. {C}. and {B}audena, {M}. and {L}lasat, {M}. {C}. and {M}agnani, {M}. and {B}oer, {M}. {M}. and {G}onz{\`a}lez, {M}. {E}. and {T}orres-{V}{\`a}zquez, {M}. {A}. and {F}iorucci, {P}. and {J}acklyn, {P}. and {L}ibonati, {R}. and {T}rigo, {R}. {M}. and {H}errera, {S}. and {J}erez, {S}. and {W}ang, {X}. {L}. and {T}urco, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e assembled the first gridded burned area ({BA}) database of national wildfire data ({ONFIRE}), a comprehensive and integrated resource for researchers, non-government organisations, and government agencies analysing wildfires in various regions of the {E}arth. {W}e extracted and harmonised records from different regions and sources using open and reproducible methods, providing data in a common framework for the whole period available (starting from 1950 in {A}ustralia, 1959 in {C}anada, 1985 in {C}hile, 1980 in {E}urope, and 1984 in the {U}nited {S}tates) up to 2021 on a common 1 degrees x 1 degrees grid. {T}he data originate from national agencies (often, ground mapping), thus representing the best local expert knowledge. {K}ey opportunities and limits in using this dataset are discussed as well as possible future expansions of this open-source approach that should be explored. {T}his dataset complements existing gridded {BA} data based on remote sensing and offers a valuable opportunity to better understand and assess fire regime changes, and their drivers, in these regions. {T}he {ONFIRE} database can be freely accessed at https://zenodo.org/record/8289245.}, keywords = {{AUSTRALIE} ; {CANADA} ; {CHILI} ; {EUROPE} ; {ETATS} {UNIS}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {D}ata}, volume = {11}, numero = {1}, pages = {352 [17 p.]}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1038/s41597-024-03141-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090559}, }