Look for complete geospatial metadata in this layer's associated xml document available from the download link

* Metric Name: Lightning-caused  

* Unit Of Measure: Probability, 0-1  

* Represent element and pillar: No  

* Type and distribution of data: Right-skewed distribution representing probability. **** Raw data values range from 0 to 0.092.  

* Translation: Where is lightning-caused fire ignition probability highest?  

* Translation method and outcome: Raw data values translated to range from +1 to -1 representing more favorable to less favorable conditions, respectively. The proposition of more favorable is based on the objective of higher lightning-caused ignition probability (positive linear slope). More favorable (translated to +1) set at 0.092, less favorable (translated to -1) set at 0. 

Figure . Histogram and scoring criterion of predicted lightning-caused fire
ignition probability across the Central Coast

Figure . Histogram of translated predicted lightning-caused fire ignition
probability across the Central Coast

Figure . Maps displaying raw metric and translated metric predicted lightning-
caused fire ignition probability across the Central Coast

  

* Metric Definition and Relevance: This raster depicts the predicted lightning-caused ignition probability for the state of California.  

* Credits: Bin Chen and Yufang Jin, University of California Davis, bch@ucdavis.edu \--University of California Davis