MODIS MCD64A1 Monthly Global Burned Area (Collection 6.1)

MODIS MCD64A1 Monthly Global Burned Area (Collection 6.1) is a Level-3 product that maps global burned area extent at 500 m spatial resolution on a monthly basis. The algorithm identifies burn-date transitions using MODIS 500 m surface reflectance in bands 5 and 7 (SWIR) combined with 1 km MODIS active fire observations from both Terra and Aqua platforms.^[1]

The sinusoidal projection grid covers the global land surface. Temporal resolution is monthly, with the archive beginning on 2000-11-01. Collection 6.1 incorporates updated L1B radiometric calibration relative to prior collections.^[1] The algorithm is documented in Giglio et al. 2018.^[2]

Files are distributed in HDF-EOS2 format. The product is freely available via NASA LP DAAC at earthdata.nasa.gov under the EOSDIS open data policy. The archive continuity timeline following the MODIS Terra and Aqua decommission has not been confirmed in the available product documentation.^[1]