GEOSPATIAL MODELING OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION RISK ON DISTRIBUTION POWER LINES IN CONNECTICUT

Wildfire information is often scattered. We created an open database of individual wildfires across the CONUS and Alaska from 2012 to 2024. Using hotspot detections from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite, we grouped detections into single events and mapped each wildfire’s perimeter, location, and start and end dates. Checks against independent records show good agreement. The dataset supports studies of wildfire trends, risk, emissions, air quality, and planning.

A GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) Ground Validation field campaign in Connecticut collected high-resolution microphysical and radar observations of winter precipitation. This field campaign was unique because there was a wide-ranging suite of instruments capable of observing all phases of precipitation co-located with comparable measurements. The observations provide an opportunity to verify and understand complex winter precipitation events through satellite data, microphysical processes, and numerical model simulations.

Wildfire information is often scattered. We created an open database of individual wildfires across the contiguous United States and Alaska from 2012 to 2023. Using hot spot detections from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite, we grouped detections into single events and mapped each wildfire's boundary, location, and start and end dates. Checks against independent records show good agreement. The dataset supports studies of trends, risk, emissions, air quality, and planning.