Time series of high-resolution images enhances efforts to monitor post-fire condition and recovery, Waldo Canyon fire, Colorado, USA

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 699-713

  Vanderhoof, Melanie K ^a   Burt, Clifton ^a   Hawbaker, Todd J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

burned area; GeoEye 1; Landsat; QuickBird 2; revegetation; severity; Wildfire; Worldview 2; Worldview 3

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053034109     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF17177     Document Type: Article

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