Field guide for mapping post-fire soil burn severity

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report RMRS-GTR

Volumn , Issue 243, 2010, Pages 1-49

  Parsons, Annette ^a   Robichaud, Peter R ^b   Lewis, Sarah A ^b   Napper, Carolyn ^a   Clark, Jess T ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Baer; Photo series; Post fire mapping; Post fire rehabilitation; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

FIELDWORK; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; PHOTOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATERSHED; WILDFIRE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958183078     PISSN: 02775786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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