Long-wave infrared identification of smoldering peat fires in Indonesia with nighttime Landsat data

Smoldering peat fires in Indonesia are responsible for large quantities of trace gas and particulate emissions. However, to date no satellite remote sensing technique has been demonstrated for the identification of smoldering peat fires. Fires have two distinct combustion phases: a high temperature...

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Main Authors: Christopher D Elvidge, Mikhail Zhizhin, Feng-Chi Hsu, Kimberly Baugh, M Rokhis Khomarudin, Yenni Vetrita, Parwati Sofan, Suwarsono, Dadang Hilman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/6/065002