An improved detection and characterization of active fires and smoke plumes in south-eastern Africa and Madagascar

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 2623-2638

  Randriambelo, T ^a   Baldy, S ^a   Bessafi, M ^a   Petit, M ^b   Despinoy, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b Réunion   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMASS; CLOUDS; FIRES; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; RADIOMETERS; SMOKE; THERMAL PLUMES; VEGETATION;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); VEGETATION FIRES DETECTION;

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; DETECTION METHOD; FIRE; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; VEGETATION;

(SOUTHEAST); AFRICA; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0032552474     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698214424     Document Type: Article

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