Challenges of assessing fire and burn severity using field measures, remote sensing and modelling

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1045-1060

  Morgan, Penelope ^a   Keane, Robert E ^b   Dillon, Gregory K ^b   Jain, Theresa B ^c   Hudak, Andrew T ^c   Karau, Eva C ^b   Sikkink, Pamela G ^c   Holden, Zachary A ^d   Strand, Eva K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

fire ecology; fire effects; mapping; remote sensing; retrospective assessment; wildfire environment.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84916208476     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF13058     Document Type: Article

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