Pixel-Based Long-Term (2001–2020) Estimations of Forest Fire Emissions over the Himalaya

The research project aimed to construct a pixel-based emissions inventory of various pollutants (CO, CO₂, CH₄, NO_x, SO₂, NH₃, PM_2.5, PM₁₀, OC, and BC) from forest fires over the Himalaya (including India, Nepal, and Bhutan). The inventory was developed using MODIS-based burned area data (MCD64A1), Land Use Land Cover information (LULC; MCD12A1), NDVI (MOD13A2), percentage tree cover (MOD44A6), gridded biomass data, and species-specific emission factors.  Emissions estimates were calculated for the period 2001–2020, employing a bottom-up approach at a geographical resolution of 1 km × 1 km on a monthly basis. The unit of the dataset is Teragrams (Tg). The dataset is defined in the WGS84 projection system.