A simulation analysis of the detectability of understory burns in miombo woodlands

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-310

  Pereira, José M C ^a,b   Mota, Bernardo ^b   Privette, Jeff L ^c   Caylor, Kelly K ^d   Silva, João M N ^a   Sá, Ana C L ^a   Ni Meister, Wenge ^e  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d Princeton University   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Miombo woodlands; Simulation analysis; Understory burns

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; RADIOMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORS; SPECTROMETERS;

RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; UNDERSTORY BURNS;

REMOTE SENSING;

BURNING; DETECTION METHOD; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNDERSTORY; WOODLAND;

FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY; SENSORS; SPECTROMETERS; STAND DENSITY; UNDER GROWTH;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 5044237041     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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