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Fire emissions in the Global Wildfire Information System (version 2-3-1)

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This dataset series refers to the information on fire emissions provided by the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS). ▷_How to cite: see below_◁

Fire emissions information is a selection of fire emissions species presented in GWIS to allow compatibility with the emissions estimates provided in the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). Available fire emissions species are black carbon; methane; carbon dioxide; carbon monoxide; solfur dioxide; nitogen oxides; organic carbon; particulate matter; non-methane hydro-carbon; and total carbon in aerosols.

__How to cite__ - When using these data, please cite the relevant data sources. A suggested citation is included in the following:

- San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., Houston Durrant, T., Boca, R., Libertà, G., Branco, A., de Rigo, D., Ferrari, D., Maianti, P., Artés Vivancos, T., Schulte, E., Loffler, P., Benchikha, A., Abbas, M., Humer, F., Konstantinov, V., Pešut, I., Petkoviček, S., Papageorgiou, K., Toumasis, I., Kütt, V., Kõiv, K., Ruuska, R., Anastasov, T., Timovska, M., Michaut, P., Joannelle, P., Lachmann, M., Pavlidou, K., Debreceni, P., Nagy, D., Nugent, C., Di Fonzo, M., Leisavnieks, E., Jaunķiķis, Z., Mitri, G., Repšienė, S., Assali, F., Mharzi Alaoui, H., Botnen, D., Piwnicki, J., Szczygieł, R., Janeira, M., Borges, A., Sbirnea, R., Mara, S., Eritsov, A., Longauerová, V., Jakša, J., Enriquez, E., Lopez, A., Sandahl, L., Reinhard, M., Conedera, M., Pezzatti, B., Dursun, K. T., Baltaci, U., Moffat, A., 2017. Forest fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2016. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. ISBN:978-92-79-71292-0, https://doi.org/10.2760/17690

- Goldammer, J. G., Mangeon, S., Keywood, M., Kaiser, J. W., de Groot, W. J., Gunawan, D., Gan, C., Field, R., Sofiev, M., Baklanov, A., 2018. Vegetation Fire and Smoke Pollution Warning and Advisory System (VFSP-WAS): concept note and expert recommendations. Vol. 235 of GAW Report series. World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php

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- Monteiro, A., Corti, P., San-Miguel-Ayanz, J., Miranda, A. I., Borrego, C., 2014. The EFFIS forest fire atmospheric emission model: application to a major fire event in Portugal. Atmospheric Environment 84, 355-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.059

How to cite

EFFIS team (2026): Fire emissions in the Global Wildfire Information System (version 2-3-1). European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.9VNJNXR PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/603455f1-ab7d-485c-b10e-3d278c9579d9

Keywords

CopernicusCopernicus Emergency Management ServiceGlobal Wildfire Information System (GWIS)Modelled family of quantities: Fire emissions

Data access

HTML

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Visualization

A visualization of the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • GWIS view service for thematic typologies of data related to global wildfires (including fire danger; active fires; fire emissions).

TIFF

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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • Data download service for thematic typologies of data related to global wildfires (including fire danger; active fires; fire emissions).

Spatial coverage

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2015-01-01 N/A

Lineage information

Fire emissions information in GWIS is provided by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) operated by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF). Further information on fire emissions presented in GWIS is available at http://www.gmes-atmosphere.eu/about/project_structure/input_data/d_fire/ .

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity

Issued date
2018-09-28
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:06
Modified date
26 Aug 2020 15:54
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