This dataset is a 270-m cell size raster representing the relative probability of fire ignition based on historical (1980-2010) conditions. This model used 11 explanatory variables: distance to development, distance to roads, minimum temperature, annual precipitation, dead wood biomass, summer precipitation, Santa Ana wind speed, topographic wetness index, slope, climatic water deficit, and topographic position. This model had a mean 10-fold cross-validated test AUC of 0.72, overall accuracy of 0.64, and TSS of 0.28.
Rustigian-Romsos, H.L., J.A. Gallo, W.D. Spencer, and A.D. Syphard. 2021. Modeling the potential for fire ignition and large fire occurrence in Santa Barbara County, California. Conservation Biology Institute. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14417837
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