Beyond Landsat: A comparison of four satellite sensors for detecting burn severity in ponderosa pine forests of the Gila Wilderness, NM, USA

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-458

  Holden, Zachary A ^a   Morgan, Penelope ^a   Smith, Alistair M S ^a   Vierling, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

ASTER; fire; MODIS; Quickbird.

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954121313     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF07106     Document Type: Article

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