Editing Burned area (annual) (section)

== Monitoring and Measurement ==
Annual burned area is primarily monitored using satellite remote sensing technologies. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments aboard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA NASA] satellites provide frequent, global-scale observations that detect fire scars and active burns. The European Space Agency (ESA) Fire Climate Change Initiative (FireCCI) also produces burned area products derived from satellite data. These datasets employ algorithms to identify changes in surface reflectance indicative of fire damage. Ground-based observations and fire incident reports complement satellite data for validation and calibration. The Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED) integrates satellite-derived burned area with emissions modeling to estimate fire-related atmospheric inputs.

Within the SIGNAL system, this phenomenon is treated as a defined environmental signal whose boundaries and measurement conventions are described below.