Detecting coal fires using remote sensing techniques

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3193-3220

  Zhang, J ^a   Wagner, W ^b   Prakash, A ^c   Mehl, H ^a   Voigt, S ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; COAL; CRACKS; FIRES; METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; REMOTE SENSING DATA;

REMOTE SENSING;

DETECTION METHOD; FIRE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 3242793201     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160310001620812     Document Type: Article

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