Fire frequency analysis in Portugal (19752005), using Landsat-based burnt area maps

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-60

  Oliveira, Sofia L J ^a   Pereira, Joś M C ^a   Carreiras, João M B ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

censored data; Weibull model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856873485     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF10131     Document Type: Review

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