Characterization of the tropical diurnal fire cycle using VIRS and MODIS observations

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-421

  Giglio, Louis ^a,b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Diurnal cycle; Fire; MODIS; VIRS

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SATELLITES; SENSORS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); BIOMASS BURNING; DIURNAL CYCLE;

RAIN;

AVHRR; BIOMASS BURNING; CYCLICITY; DIURNAL VARIATION; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST FIRE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MODIS; NATURAL HAZARD; NOAA SATELLITE; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; TROPICAL REGION;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34247853175     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.11.018     Document Type: Article

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