Fuel models and fire potential from satellite and surface observations
International Journal of Wildland Fire
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Abstract
A national 1-km resolution fire danger fuel model map was derived through use of previously mapped land cover classes and ecoregions, and extensive ground sample data, then refined through review by fire managers familiar with various portions of the U.S. The fuel model map will be used in the next generation fire danger rating system for the U.S., but it also made possible immediate development of a satellite and ground based fire potential index map. The inputs and algorithm of the fire potential index are presented, along with a case study of the correlation between the fire potential index and fire occurrence in California and Nevada. Application of the fire potential index in the Mediterranean ecosystems of Spain, Chile, and Mexico will be tested.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Fuel models and fire potential from satellite and surface observations |
| Series title | International Journal of Wildland Fire |
| DOI | 10.1071/WF9980159 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | CSIRO |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 159 |
| Last page | 170 |
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