Fire risk assessment using satellite data

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 741-746

  Hernandez Leal, P A ^a   Arbelo, M ^a   Gonzalez Calvo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

AVHRR; Fire risk; GIS; NDVI

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); FIRE MANAGEMENT; FIRE RISK; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI);

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; FORESTRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITES;

EID: 33748281197     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.12.053     Document Type: Article

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