Examining the potential of using remotely sensed fire data to predict areas of rapid forest change in South America

Applied Geography

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 189-204

  Eva, Hugh ^a   Fritz, Steffen ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Biomass burning; Deforestation; Fires; Land cover change

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING; WILDFIRE;

EID: 0242488995     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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