Retrieval of real-time live fuel moisture content using MODIS measurements

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 130-137

  Hao, Xianjun ^a   Qu, John J ^a,b  

^a ESGS   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf model; Live fuel moisture content; Remote sensing; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DIESEL FUELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

GROUND MEASUREMENT; LIVE FUEL MOISTURE CONTENT (LFMC); MODIS MEASUREMENTS;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

FIRE BEHAVIOR; FUEL; MODIS; MOISTURE CONTENT; REAL TIME; REMOTE SENSING; WILDFIRE;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247266018     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.09.033     Document Type: Article

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