Towards automated fire monitoring from space: Semi-automated mapping of the January 1994 New South Wales wildfires using AVHRR data

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 107-116

  Harris, Andrew J L ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated; AVHRR; Fire detection; Fire map; Hot spots; New South Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042879754     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF9960107     Document Type: Article

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