Modelling fire occurrence at regional scale: Does vegetation phenology matter?

European Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 763-775

  Bajocco, Sofia ^a   Guglietta, Daniela ^b   Ricotta, Carlo ^c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological niche; Fire probability; Fuel phenology; NDVI profiles; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FIREPROOFING; FORESTRY; FUELS; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; HABITAT SUITABILITY MODEL; MITIGATION STRATEGY; NDVI PROFILES; REMOTELY SENSED IMAGERY; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA; VEGETATION PHENOLOGY;

FIRES;

BIOMASS; LAND COVER; NATIONAL PARK; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; CILENTO; ITALY; SALERNO;

EID: 84952664576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22797254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5721/EuJRS20154842     Document Type: Article

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