Analysis of the relationship between spatial pattern and spectral detectability of areas burned in southern Africa using satellite data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3583-3601

  Sa A C L ^a   Pereira, J M C ^a   Gardner, R H ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; MAPPING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; SPECTRAL CONTRAST;

FIRES;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ESTIMATION METHOD; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MODIS; PIXEL; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 34547689598     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160601009672     Document Type: Article

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