Global distribution and seasonality of active fires as observed with the Terra and Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Giglio, Louis ^a,b,c   Csiszar, Ivan ^b   Justice, Christopher O ^b  

^a SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; BOREAL FOREST; DATA SET; GRASSLAND; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TROPICAL FOREST;

EID: 34848915212     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JG000142     Document Type: Article

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