Mapping the severity of fire using object-based classification of IKONOS imagery

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 431-442

  Mitri, G H ^a   Gitas, I Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fire severity; Mediterranean; Object oriented analysis; Post fire effects; Very high spatial resolution imagery

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849135951     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF07103     Document Type: Article

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