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## About
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**Temporal Extent:** August 15, 2021<br />
**Spatial Extent:** California counties: El Dorado, Alpine and Amador <br />
**Spatial Resolution:** 30 meters<br />
**Data Type:** Research<br />
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## About

This dataset describes the progression and active fire behavior of the 2021 Caldor Fire in California, as recorded by the algorithm detailed in https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01343-0. It includes an extra layer detailing the soil burn severity (SBS) conditions provided by the [Burned Area Emergency Response (BARC)](https://burnseverity.cr.usgs.gov/baer/) team.

The BARC has four classes of burn severity which include: high, moderate, low, and unburned. "Warm" colors indicate higher severity (red = "high" and yellow = "moderate") and "cool" colors indicate lower severity ("low" and "unburned"). Color definitions for each class are available in the [attribute table](https://burnseverity.cr.usgs.gov/baer/node/2046) for GeoTIFFs and in legends associated with other graphic products.

This map then serves as a key component in the subsequent flood modeling and Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis. The BARC data is meant to be used as a main input into the development of a final soil burn severity map.


## About
Maximum Fire Radiative Power recorded by the Suomi NPP VIIRS sensor per 12hr fire line segment for the Thomas Fire of 2017

## Scientific Details

For commonly asked questions about BARC or burn severity, please visit the following [BAER webpage](https://burnseverity.cr.usgs.gov/baer/faqs).

## Limitations of use
NASA data and products are freely available to federal, state, public, non-profit and commercial users. This information can be experimental- or research-grade data products and may not be appropriate for operational use. These NASA data products, services, and the Disasters Mapping Portal are intended to aid decision makers and enhance situational awareness, but these data are not guaranteed to be consistently available or routinely updated. Please cite the information according to the direction provided in the metadata.

This dataset describes the progression and active fire behavior of the 2021 Caldor Fire in California, as recorded by the algorithm detailed in https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01343-0. It includes an extra layer detailing the soil burn severity (SBS) conditions provided by the [Burned Area Emergency Response](https://burnseverity.cr.usgs.gov/baer/) team.
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## License
[Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode) (CC0 1.0)
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