Detection, emission estimation and risk prediction of forest fires in China using satellite sensors and simulation models in the past three decades-An overview

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3156-3178

  Zhang, Jia Hua ^a,b   Yao, Feng Mei ^c   Liu, Cheng ^d   Yang, Li Min ^e   Boken, Vijendra K ^f  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b CENTER FOR EARTH OBSERVATION AND DIGITAL EARTH   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d NATIONAL SATELLITE METEOROLOGICAL CENTER   (China)

^e EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Fire emission estimation; Forest fire detection; Forest fire risk model; Satellite remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; BIOMASS; CHINA; CLIMATE; ECOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST FIRE; FOREST FIRE DETECTION; FUEL MOISTURE CONTENT; HUMIDITY; INFRARED RADIATION; METEOROLOGY; NEAR INFRARED CHANNEL; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSOR; SHORTWAVE INFRARED CHANNEL; SIMULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; WIND; WIND DIRECTION; WIND SPEED;

EID: 80052151907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8083156     Document Type: Review

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