Prediction and simulation of Malaysian forest fires by random spread

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 6015-6032

  Bin Suliman, M D H ^a   Serra, J ^b   Mahmud, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ESIEE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FIRE HAZARDS; FIRES; FUELS; MAPS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BURNT AREAS; DISCRETE STOCHASTIC MODELS; FOREST FIRES; FUEL COMBUSTION; MALAYSIANS; PREDICTION AND SIMULATIONS; SATELLITE DATA; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

FORECASTING;

FOREST FIRE; MAP GRAPHICS; MODELING; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; STOCHASTICITY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

COMBUSTION; DEFORESTATION; FIRES; FORECASTS; FOREST FIRES; FUELS; MALAYSIA; MAPS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SATELLITES;

MALAYSIA; SELANGOR; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 78649893621     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.512307     Document Type: Article

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