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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

geographic information systems, invasive species, ecosystems, plants (organisms), vegetation, remote sensing, field methods, desert ecosystems, fires

ISO 19115 Topic Category

imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, biota

Other Subject Keywords

fire regimes, heterogeneity, Predictive models, spatial models, Grass-fire cycle, Maxent, Mojave Desert, disturbance, burn severity, igntion probability, fire, fire frequency

Place Keywords

Mojave Desert

Predictive model of probability of ignition in the Mojave Desert

This raster dataset represents spatially explicit predictions of probability of ignition in the Mojave Desert based on models developed from data on perimeters of fires greater than 405 hectares that burned between 1972 to 2010. Raster resolution equals 30 meters, projection equals UTM Zone 11N.

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Author(s) Robert C Klinger orcid, Emma C Underwood orcid, Randy McKinley orcid, Matthew L Brooks orcid
Publication Date 2022-10-28
Beginning Date of Data 1972
Ending Date of Data 2010
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Data Manager
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P99YGHSJ
Citation Klinger, R.C., Underwood, E.C., McKinley, R., and Brooks, M.L., 2022, Predictive model of probability of ignition in the Mojave Desert: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P99YGHSJ.
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Robert C Klinger
Metadata Date 2022-10-28
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