Estimation of Byram’s Fire Intensity and Rate of Spread from Spaceborne Remote Sensing Data in a Savanna Landscape
Fire behavior is well described by a fire’s direction, rate of spread, and its energy release rate. Fire intensity as defined by Byram (1959) is the most commonly used term describing fire behavior in the wildfire community. It is, however, difficult to observe from space. Here, we assess fire sprea...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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Series: | Fire |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/4/4/65 |