Author : Lucy Anne Salazar
Release : 1982
Genre : Fire prevention
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Remote Sensing Techniques Aid in Preattack Planning for Fire Management - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Remote Sensing Techniques Aid in Preattack Planning for Fire Management write by Lucy Anne Salazar. This book was released on 1982. Remote Sensing Techniques Aid in Preattack Planning for Fire Management available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Remote sensing techniques were investigated as an alternative for documenting selected preattack fire planning information. Locations of fuel models, road systems, and water i sources were recorded by Landsat satellite imagery and aerial photography for a portion of the Six Rivers National Forest in northwestern California. The two fuel model groups used were from the 1978 National Fire Danger Rating System and the Northern Forest Fire Laboratory. Landsat-derived fuel model data were digitized and computer analyzed by unsupervised and guided clustering techniques to produce a fuel model map of the area. Overall Landsat classification accuracies of fuel models were moderate-71 percent. This was mainly due to the incompatibilities found between fuel model descriptions and remote sensing capabilities. The results suggest, however, that a basic preattack plan that is moderately reliable, quickly attainable, and easily updated is feasible by applying remote sensing techniques.