Remote Sensing Advances in Fire Science: From Fire Predictors to Post-Fire Monitoring
[EN] Fire activity has significant implications for ecological communities, biogeochemical cycles, climate, and human lives and assets. Approximately over half of the Earth’s land surface is susceptible to fire, with around 3% experiencing annual burning according to coarse-resolution satellites, a...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de León |
| Repository: | BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:buleria_____::d07e40780a77064903cb3518891133e7 |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/20/4930 https://hdl.handle.net/10612/28346 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Ingeniería forestal Remote sensing Fire science Fire predictors Post-fire monitoring |
| Summary: | [EN] Fire activity has significant implications for ecological communities, biogeochemical cycles, climate, and human lives and assets. Approximately over half of the Earth’s land surface is susceptible to fire, with around 3% experiencing annual burning according to coarse-resolution satellites, a value that is probably much higher according to recent estimates from finer satellite imagery. Because of the vast extent of land burned over the world, landscape fires release approximately 23% of the global CO2 emitted annually from fossil fuels, modify Earth’s energy fluxes through changes in surface albedo, and have an enormous influence on human health and the economy. Fires also have a large influence on local ecosystems, affecting the ecosystem services provided to local communities. Thus, fires are a relevant phenomenon with an enormous area of impact every year |
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