A two-step method for estimating the extent of burnt areas with the use of coarse-resolution data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2441-2459

  Vafeidis, A T ^a   Drake, N A ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FIRE HAZARDS; RADIOMETERS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); BURNT AREAS; BURNT-PIXEL DETECTION; SINGLE-CHANNEL REFLECTANCE;

REMOTE SENSING;

BIOMASS BURNING; FOREST FIRE; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WILDFIRE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22444445601     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500034102     Document Type: Article

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