Evaluation of satellite-derived burned area products for the fynbos, a Mediterranean shrubland

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-47

  De Klerk, Helen M ^a,b   Wilson, Adam M ^c   Steenkamp, Karen ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b CAPENATURE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d CSIR MERAKA INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

MODIS; South Africa; Western Cape

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856860394     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF11002     Document Type: Article

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