Retrieval of biomass combustion rates and totals from fire radiative power observations: Application to southern Africa using geostationary SEVIRI imagery

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Roberts, G ^a   Wooster, Martin J ^a   Perry, G L W ^a,b   Drake, N ^a   Rebelo, L M ^c   Dipotso, F ^d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Research Division Department of Wildlife and National Parks   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WILDFIRE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 29244459425     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006018     Document Type: Article

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