A Forest Fire Risk Assessment Using ASTER Images in Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of China University of Mining and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-237

  PENG, Guang xiong ^a,b   LI, Jing ^a   CHEN, Yun hao ^a   NORIZAN, Abdul patah ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Hunan Meteorological Bureau   (China)

^c Malaysian Centre for Remote Sensing   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

fire risk; fire susceptibility index; fuel moisture content; land surface temperature; P 429

Indexed keywords

FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PREIGNITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FIRE SUSCEPTIBILITY INDEX; FUEL MOISTURE CONTENT; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

FIRES;

FOREST FIRES; FUELS; IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250720704     PISSN: 10061266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1006-1266(07)60078-9     Document Type: Article

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