An improved algorithm for small and cool fire detection using MODIS data: A preliminary study in the southeastern United States

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-170

  Wang, Wanting ^a   Qu, John J ^a,b   Hao, Xianjun ^a   Liu, Yongqiang ^c   Sommers, William T ^a  

^a EastFIRE Lab   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; MODIS; Regional fire detection; Remote Sensing; Small, cool fires

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; INFRARED IMAGING; LIGHT REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SMOKE;

REGIONAL FIRE DETECTION; SMOKE DETECTION; SOLAR REFLECTANCE CHANNELS; THERMAL INFRARED (TIR) CHANNELS;

FIRE HAZARDS;

ALGORITHM; DETECTION METHOD; FIRE; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247265532     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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