Distribution Patterns of Burned Areas in the Brazilian Biomes: An Analysis Based on Satellite Data for the 2002-2010 Period

Remote Sensing

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1929-1946

  de Araújo, Fernando Moreira ^a   Ferreira, Laerte Guimarães ^a   Arantes, Arielle Elias ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian biomes; Burned areas; Land cover change; MCD45A1

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZILIAN BIOMES; BURNED AREAS; CAATINGA; CERRADO; CLIMATE SYSTEM; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; FIRE SCARS; LAND CONVERSION; LAND COVER; LAND-COVER CHANGE; MCD45A1; PANTANAL; SATELLITE DATA; THERMAL ANOMALIES; VEGETATION COMMUNITY; WATER CYCLE;

DEFORESTATION; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RADIOMETERS; RAIN GAGES;

LANDFORMS;

BRAZIL; COMBUSTION; DATA PROCESSING; DEFORESTATION; FOREST FIRES; LAND USE; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RAIN; SATELLITES;

EID: 84864979995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs4071929     Document Type: Article

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