Global spatial and temporal distribution of vegetation fire as determined from satellite observations

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 2000, Pages 1289-1302

  Dwyer, E ^a,b   Pinnock, S ^b   Gregoire, J M ^b   Pereira, J M C ^c  

^a Cascine di Barico   (Swaziland)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION;

EID: 0034655824     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311600210182     Document Type: Article

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