A high-resolution reanalysis of global fire weather from 1979 to 2018 – overwintering the Drought Code

<p>We present a global high-resolution calculation of the Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) System indices using surface meteorology from the ERA5 HRES reanalysis for 1979–2018. ERA5 HRES represents an improved dataset compared to several other reanalyses in terms of accuracy, as well as spati...

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Main Authors: M. McElhinny, J. F. Beckers, C. Hanes, M. Flannigan, P. Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-08-01
Series:Earth System Science Data
Online Access:https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/12/1823/2020/essd-12-1823-2020.pdf