Using remotely-sensed fuel connectivity patterns as a tool for fire danger monitoring

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Caccamo, G ^a   Chisholm, L A ^a   Bradstock, R A ^a   Puotinen, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRES; GRAPH THEORY; REMOTE SENSING;

AUSTRALIA; CONNECTIVITY PATTERN; DRY FUELS; FIRE DANGER; PRECIPITATION PATTERNS; RAPID CHANGES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

FUELS;

CONNECTIVITY; INNOVATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84855579260     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL050125     Document Type: Article

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