Fire/Climate Interactions in Siberia

This paper presents an intercomparison of two burned area datasets, the L3JRC daily global burned area dataset derived from SPOT-VEGETATION and the FFID burned area dataset from MODIS. Burned area dynamics are presented and the influence of climate on the fire regime is discussed. Feedbacks of the fire dynamics to the climate system are evaluated. The Russian fire danger index is presented and compared to satellite observations of fires.