Remote sensing of burned areas in tropical savannas

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 259-270

  Pereira, José M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Burned areas; Fire; Mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0942267989     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/wf03028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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