[NASA] Fire Science Missions and Projects

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FireSense

The FireSense project is focused on delivering NASA’s unique Earth science and technological capabilities to operational agencies, striving to address challenges in US wildland ***** management. The project concentrates on four use-cases to support decisions before, during, and after wildland fires. These include the measurement of pre-***** fuels conditions, active ***** dynamics, post ***** impacts and threats, as well as air quality forecasting, each co-developed with identified wildland ***** management agency stakeholders.

Strategic Tac Radio and Tac Overwatch (STRATO)

The Strategic Tac Radio and Tac Overwatch (STRATO) system is designed to provide real-time ***** observations and last-mile communications with firefighters from stratospheric platforms. By providing persistent communications to a wildfire response team for a week or longer, STRATO is expected to offer capabilities beyond the currently used tethered balloons, which have a limited range and coverage area. By achieving station-keeping at altitudes up to 70,000 feet above ground level—to be demonstrated in flight testing—the STRATO will be able to provide communications to incident response teams in areas with no cellphone coverage.

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Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE)

Climate change in the Arctic and Boreal region is unfolding faster than anywhere else on Earth, resulting in reduced Arctic sea ice, thawing of permafrost soils, decomposition of long- frozen organic matter, widespread changes to lakes, rivers, coastlines, and alterations of ecosystem structure and function. NASA’s Terrestrial Ecology Program is conducting a major field campaign, the Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE), in Alaska and western Canada, from 2015 – 2025. ABoVE seeks a better understanding of the vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems and society to this changing environment.

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Embracing CSDA-Supported Spaceborne SAR Data in NASA FireSense Airborne Campaigns

This project aims to determine the capability of Umbra X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data to characterize rapidly changing ***** landscapes during NASA’s FireSense airborne campaigns.

Opti-SAR

Opti-SAR is focused on accurate and timely mapping of forest structure and aboveground biomass (AGB) with integrated space-based optical and radar observations. This project will make a fundamental contribution to an integrated Earth System Observatory by using the mathematical foundation of RADAR-VSPI and VSPI to integrate SAR and optical data to achieve breakthroughs in forest monitoring and assessment.

Tropospheric Regional Atmospheric Composition and Emissions Reanalysis – 1 (TRACER-1)

TRACER-1 is a 20-year atmospheric composition re-analysis product that will enable researchers to answer questions about changes in wildfire emissions and the impact of extreme wildfire events on regional air quality. Active dates: 2005 – 2024

Cultural Burning

The Indigenous People’s Initiative partners with indigenous groups in the US and across the world, many of whom practice a long history of cultural burning.

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Sep 17, 2024

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