Evaluating the SEVIRI Fire Thermal Anomaly Detection Algorithm across the Central African Republic Using the MODIS Active Fire Product

Satellite-based remote sensing of active fires is the only practical way to consistently and continuously monitor diurnal fluctuations in biomass burning from regional, to continental, to global scales. Failure to understand, quantify, and communicate the performance of an active fire detection algo...

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Main Authors: Patrick H. Freeborn, Martin J. Wooster, Gareth Roberts, Weidong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/6/3/1890