Quality assessment of the fire hazard forecast based on a fire potential index for the Mediterranean area by using a MSG/SEVIRI based fire detection system

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2447-2450

  Laneve, G ^a   Cadau, E G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fire risk index; Fuel map; NDVI; Satellite; SEVIRI

Indexed keywords

FIRE RISK INDEX; FUEL MAPS; QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

FIRE HAZARDS; MAPS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; VEGETATION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 82355161170     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423337     Document Type: Conference Paper

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