An improved algorithm for the detection of plumes caused by natural or technological hazards using AVHRR imagery

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 393-406

  Chrysoulakis, N ^a   Herlin, I ^b   Prastacos, P ^a   Yahia, H ^b   Grazzini, J ^c   Cartalis, C ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

^b INRIA ROCQUENCOURT   (France)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Algorithm development; Changed detection; Natural hazards; Plume detection and monitoring; Region growing; Technological accidents

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SENSORS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT; CHANGED DETECTION; NATURAL HAZARDS; PLUME DETECTION; TECHNOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS;

SMOKE;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; AVHRR; CALIBRATION; DETECTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER; FOREST FIRE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HOMOGENEITY; NATURAL HAZARD; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOKE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CALIFORNIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRAQ; LONDON [ENGLAND]; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247882545     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.11.024     Document Type: Article

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