Regionally adaptable dNBR-based algorithm for burned area mapping from MODIS data

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 429-442

  Loboda, T ^a   O'Neal, K J ^a   Csiszar, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Burned area; Fire; MODIS; Normalized burn ratio

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FIRES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING;

FIRE ACTIVITY; NORMALIZED BURN RATIOS; WILDFIRE MAPPING;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; BOREAL FOREST; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST FIRE; GIS; LANDSAT; MAPPING; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; CALIFORNIA; EURASIA; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; SIBERIA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 34347252674     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.01.017     Document Type: Article

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