Wildland fire danger : estimation and mapping : the role of remote sensing data / editor, Emilio Chuvieco.

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Other Authors: Chuvieco, Emilio
Language:English
Published: River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, [2003], ©2003.
Series:Series in remote sensing ; v. 4.
Subjects:
Fire risk assessment.
Forest fire forecasting.
Wildfires > Prevention and control.
Remote sensing.
Vegetation mapping.
Physical Description:xiv, 264 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction to fire danger rating and remote sensing : will remote sensing enhance wildland fire danger rating? / Britta Allgöwer, J.D. Carlson, Jan. W. van Wagtendonk
  • Current methods to assess fire danger potential / J. San-Miguel-Ayanz ... [et al.]
  • Estimation of live fuel moisture content / Pietro Ceccato ... [et al.]
  • Methods used to estimate moisture content of dead wildland fuels / Andrea Camia ... [et al.]
  • Fuel loads and fuel type mapping / Emilio Chuvieco ... [et al.]
  • The human factor in fire danger assessment / Vittorio Leone ... [et al.]
  • Integration of physical and human factors in fire danger assessment / Emilio Chuvieco, Britta Allgöwer, Javier Salas.