These Landsat 8 Collection 1 Tier 1 composites are made from Tier 1 orthorectified scenes, using the
computed top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance.
See Chander et al. (2009)
for details on the TOA computation.
The Burn Area Index (BAI) is generated from the Red and
Near-IR bands, and measures the spectral distance of each pixel from a
reference spectral point (the measured reflectance of charcoal). This
index is intended to emphasize the charcoal signal in post-fire
images. See
Chuvieco et al. (2002) for details.
These composites are created from
all the scenes in each
8-day period beginning from the first day of the year and continuing
to the 360th day of the year. The last composite of the year,
beginning on day 361, will overlap the first composite of the
following year by 3 days. All the images from each 8-day period are
included in the composite, with the most recent pixel as the composite value.
Bands
Bands
Name
Pixel Size
Description
BAI
30 meters
Burn Area Index
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
Landsat datasets are federally created data
and therefore reside in the public domain and may be used, transferred, or reproduced without copyright restriction.
Acknowledgement or credit of the USGS as data source should be provided
by including a line of text citation such as the example shown below.
(Product, Image, Photograph, or Dataset Name) courtesy of
the U.S. Geological Survey
Example: Landsat-7 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey
These Landsat 8 Collection 1 Tier 1 composites are made from Tier 1 orthorectified scenes, using the computed top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance. See Chander et al. (2009) for details on the TOA computation. The Burn Area Index (BAI) is generated from the Red and Near-IR bands, and measures the spectral distance …
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These composites utilize Tier 1 orthorectified scenes and top-of-atmosphere reflectance. The data includes the Burn Area Index (BAI), calculated from Red and Near-IR bands, emphasizing charcoal in post-fire images. Composites are created from 8-day periods of scenes, with the most recent pixel used as the composite value, and a pixel size of 30m. The dataset is now superseded.\n"],null,["# Landsat 8 Collection 1 Tier 1 8-Day BAI Composite [deprecated]\n\n**Caution:** This dataset has been superseded by [LANDSAT/COMPOSITES/C02/T1_L2_8DAY_BAI](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/LANDSAT_COMPOSITES_C02_T1_L2_8DAY_BAI). \n\nDataset Availability\n: 2013-04-07T00:00:00Z--2022-01-01T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [Google](https://earthengine.google.com)\n\nTags\n:\n[8day](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/8day) [bai](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/bai) [landsat](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/landsat) [usgs](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/usgs) \n\n#### Description\n\nThese Landsat 8 Collection 1 Tier 1 composites are made from Tier 1 orthorectified scenes, using the\ncomputed top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance.\nSee [Chander et al. (2009)](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425709000169)\nfor details on the TOA computation.\n\nThe Burn Area Index (BAI) is generated from the Red and\nNear-IR bands, and measures the spectral distance of each pixel from a\nreference spectral point (the measured reflectance of charcoal). This\nindex is intended to emphasize the charcoal signal in post-fire\nimages. See\n[Chuvieco et al. (2002)](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01431160210153129) for details.\n\nThese composites are created from\nall the scenes in each\n8-day period beginning from the first day of the year and continuing\nto the 360th day of the year. The last composite of the year,\nbeginning on day 361, will overlap the first composite of the\nfollowing year by 3 days. All the images from each 8-day period are\nincluded in the composite, with the most recent pixel as the composite value.\n\n### Bands\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Pixel Size | Description |\n|-------|------------|-----------------|\n| `BAI` | 30 meters | Burn Area Index |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nLandsat datasets are federally created data\nand therefore reside in the public domain and may be used, transferred, or reproduced without copyright restriction.\n\nAcknowledgement or credit of the USGS as data source should be provided\nby including a line of text citation such as the example shown below.\n\n(Product, Image, Photograph, or Dataset Name) courtesy of\nthe U.S. Geological Survey\n\nExample: Landsat-7 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey\n\nSee the\n[USGS Visual Identity System Guidance](https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/usgs-visual-identity-system)\nfor further details on proper citation and acknowledgement of USGS products.\n**Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine) \n[Landsat 8 Collection 1 Tier 1 8-Day BAI Composite \\[deprecated\\]](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/LANDSAT_LC08_C01_T1_8DAY_BAI) \nThese Landsat 8 Collection 1 Tier 1 composites are made from Tier 1 orthorectified scenes, using the computed top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance. See Chander et al. (2009) for details on the TOA computation. The Burn Area Index (BAI) is generated from the Red and Near-IR bands, and measures the spectral distance ... \nLANDSAT/LC08/C01/T1_8DAY_BAI, 8day,bai,landsat,usgs \n2013-04-07T00:00:00Z/2022-01-01T00:00:00Z \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://earthengine.google.com)"]]
