Evaluation of a new satellite-based method for forest fire detection

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1799-1826

  Cuomo, V ^a,b   Lasaponara, R ^a,b   Tramutoli, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRES; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADAR IMAGING; RADIOMETERS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR);

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; DETECTION METHOD; FOREST FIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

FOREST FIRES; REMOTE SENSING;

ITALY;

EID: 0035876867     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160120827     Document Type: Article

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