Evaluating remotely sensed live fuel moisture estimations for fire behavior predictions in Georgia, USA

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-150

  Dasgupta, Swarvanu ^a   Qu, John J ^a   Hao, Xianjun ^a   Bhoi, Sanjeeb ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FARSITE; Fire behavior; Live fuel moisture content

Indexed keywords

FIRE HAZARDS; MOISTURE; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND EFFECTS;

FARSITE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; LIVE FUEL MOISTURE CONTENT; NFDRS MODEL;

FUELS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FUEL; MOISTURE; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; OKEFENOKEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247277687     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.06.023     Document Type: Article

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