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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chuvieco, Emilio.

Series:

Series in remote sensing ; v. 4.

Series in remote sensing ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire risk assessment.

Forest fire forecasting.

Remote sensing.

Vegetation mapping.

Wildfires--Prevention and control.

Wildfires.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Place of Publication:

River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book presents a wide range of techniques for extracting information from satellite remote sensing images in forest fire danger assessment. It covers the main concepts involved in fire danger rating, and analyses the inputs derived from remotely sensed data for mapping fire danger at both the local and global scale. The questions addressed concern the estimation of fuel moisture content, the description of fuel structural properties, the estimation of meteorological danger indices, the analysis of human factors associated with fire ignition, and the integration of different risk factors in

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction to Fire Danger Rating and Remote Sensing - Will Remote Sensing Enhance Wildland Fire Danger Rating?; 1.1 Wildland Fire - A Multifaceted Process; 1.2 Wildland Fire - The 'Ideal Ingredient' for Risk Management and Sustainable, Long-Term Landscape Management; 1.3 Temporal and Spatial Scales in Fire Danger Rating; 1.4 Concepts Behind Fire Danger Rating; 1.5 What Do Remote Sensing and GIS Offer to Fire Danger Rating Systems? - Expectations and Limits; Chapter 2 Current Methods to Assess Fire Danger Potential; 2.1 Introduction

2.2 A European Perspective for the Evaluation of Fire Risk2.2.1 Long-term fire risk indices; 2.2.2 Short-term or dynamic fire risk indices; 2.3 Fire Danger Rating in the USA; 2.4 Fire Danger Rating Systems in Australia; 2.4.1 Historical development; 2.4.2 Strengths and Weaknesses of the McArthur Fire Danger Rating System; 2.4.3 Conclusions; 2.5 The Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS); 2.5.1 Historical note; 2.5.2 CFFDRS structure; 2.5.3 Training courses and computer software; 2.5.4 Spatially displaying CFFDRS outputs; 2.5.5 Future challenges

2.5.6 Use of the CFFDRS outside of Canada2.6 The New Zealand Fire Danger; 2.6.1 Guide to the maps; 2.6.2 The fire danger maps; Chapter 3 Estimation of Live Fuel Moisture Content; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Field Sampling, Standard Fuels and Meteorological Indices; 3.2.1 Field Sampling; 3.2.2 Use of Standard Fuels; 3.2.3 Meteorological Indices; 3.3 Remote Sensing Methods; 3.3.1. Optical Remote Sensing; 3.3.2. Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing; 3.3.3. Synergisms between Optical and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing; 3.3.4. Microwave Remote Sensing; 3.4 Conclusion

Chapter 4 Methods Used to Estimate Moisture Content of Dead Wildland Fuels4.1. Introduction; 4.2 Moisture Content and Loads of Dead Fuels; 4.3 Dead Fuel Moisture Content Variation in Time and Space; 4.4 Estimation of Dead Fuel Moisture Content: Direct Estimation and Models; 4.5 The Role of Remote Sensing Data in Dead Fuel Moisture Assessment; 4.5.1 Optical Remote Sensing; 4.5.2 Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing; 4.5.3 Synergisms between Optical and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing; 4.5.4 Radar Remote Sensing; Chapter 5 Fuel Loads and Fuel Type Mapping

5.1 Relevant Properties of Fuels for Fire Danger Estimation and Fire Propagation Studies5.1.1 Crown fuel properties; 5.1.2 Surface fuel properties; 5.2 Fuel Types and Fuel Models; 5.3 Methods to Map Fuel Types; 5.3.1 Field surveys; 5.3.2 Aerial photointerpretation; 5.3.3 Satellite remote sensing methods; 5.3.4 Ecological modelling; Chapter 6 The Human Factor in Fire Danger Assessment; 6.1 Fire as a Complex Phenomenon; 6.2 Predisposing and Determining Factors; 6.3 Geography of Causes and Their Distribution; 6.4 Genesis of Human-Caused Fires; 6.4.1 Natural causes; 6.4.2 Human induced fires

6.5 Main Variables Related to Fire Occurrence

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-261) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93371-6

9786611933715

981-279-117-5