Integration of geostationary FRP and polar-orbiter burned area datasets for an enhanced biomass burning inventory

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2047-2061

  Roberts, G ^a   Wooster, M J ^a   Freeborn, P H ^a   Xu, W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Biomass burning; Burned area; Emissions inventory; FRP; GFED; MODIS; SEVIRI

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIOMASS BURNING; BURNED AREA; EMISSIONS INVENTORY; FRP; GFED; MODIS; SEVIRI;

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION; FUELS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STEEL METALLURGY;

FIRES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON EMISSION; CLOUD COVER; COMBUSTION; DATA SET; DATABASE; DIURNAL VARIATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; METEOSAT; MODIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TERRAIN;

AFRICA;

EID: 79957620773     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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