Satellite remote sensing of fires during the SAFARI campaign using NOAA advanced very high resolution radiometer data

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 23851-23863

  Justice, C O ^a,e   Kendall, J D ^b,e   Dowty, P R ^c   Scholes, R J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d Biomedical Translational Research Initiative   (South Africa)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; FIRE DETECTION; NOAA; SAFARI CAMPAIGN;

AFRICA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0344377274     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd00623     Document Type: Article

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