Mapping fire scars in a southern African savannah using landsat imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3231-3243

  Hudak, A T ^a   Brockett, B H ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b North West Parks and Tourism Board ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRES; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; VEGETATION;

FIRE SCARS; LANDSAT IMAGERY;

REMOTE SENSING;

FIRE HISTORY; LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1242298077     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160310001632666     Document Type: Article

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