Remote Sensing Modeling And Applications To Wildland Fires
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Remote Sensing Modeling And Applications To Wildland Fires
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Author : John J. Qu
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-12-12
Remote Sensing Modeling And Applications To Wildland Fires written by John J. Qu and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-12 with Nature categories.
Scientists and managers alike need timely, cost-effective, and technically appropriate fire-related information to develop functional strategies for the diverse fire communities. "Remote Sensing Modeling and Applications to Wildland Fires" addresses wildland fire management needs by presenting discussions that link ecology and the physical sciences from local to regional levels, views on integrated decision support data for policy and decision makers, new technologies and techniques, and future challenges and how remote sensing might help to address them. While creating awareness of wildland fire management and rehabilitation issues, hands-on experience in applying remote sensing and simulation modeling is also shared. This book will be a useful reference work for researchers, practitioners and graduate students in the fields of fire science, remote sensing and modeling applications. Professor John J. Qu works at the Department of Geography and GeoInformation Science at George Mason University (GMU), USA. He is the Founder and Director of the Environmental Science and Technology Center (ESTC) and EastFIRE Lab at GMU.
Remote Sensing And Modeling Applications To Wildland Fires
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Author : John J. Qu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Remote Sensing And Modeling Applications To Wildland Fires written by John J. Qu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Fire management categories.
Modeling Wildland Fire Radiance In Synthetic Remote Sensing Scenes
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Author : Zhen Wang
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Modeling Wildland Fire Radiance In Synthetic Remote Sensing Scenes written by Zhen Wang and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Computer algorithms categories.
"This thesis develops a framework for implementing radiometric modeling and visualization of wildland fire. The ability to accurately model physical and optical properties of wildfire and burn area in an infrared remote sensing system will assist efforts in phenomenology studies, algorithm development, and sensor evaluation. Synthetic scenes are also needed for a Wildland Fire Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems (DDDAS) for model feedback and update. A fast approach is presented to predict 3D flame geometry based on real time measured heat flux, fuel loading, and wind speed. 3D flame geometry could realize more realistic radiometry simulation. A Coupled Atmosphere-Fire Model is used to derive the parameters of the motion field and simulate fire dynamics and evolution. Broad band target (fire, smoke, and burn scar) spectra are synthesized based on ground measurements and MODTRAN runs. Combining the temporal and spatial distribution of fire parameters, along with the target spectra, a physics based model is used to generate radiance scenes depicting what the target might look like as seen by the airborne sensor. Radiance scene rendering of the 3D flame includes 2D hot ground and burn scar cooling, 3D flame direct radiation, and 3D indirect reflected radiation. Fire Radiative Energy (FRE) is a parameter defined from infrared remote sensing data that is applied to determine the radiative energy released during a wildland fire. FRE derived with the Bi-spectral method and the MIR radiance method are applied to verify the fire radiance scene synthesized in this research. The results for the synthetic scenes agree well with published values derived from wildland fire images"--Abstract.
Remote Sensing Of Large Wildfires
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Author : Emilio Chuvieco
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Remote Sensing Of Large Wildfires written by Emilio Chuvieco and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
The book provides a systematic review of the different applications for remote sensing and geographical information system techniques in research and management of forest fires. The authors have been involved in this field of research for several years. The book also benefits from data generated within the Megafires project, founded under the DG-XII of the European Union. A clear integration of research and experience is provided. New data gathered from fires affecting European countries between 1991 and 1997 are included as well as satellite images and auxiliary cartographic information. Geographic Information System files have been included in the attached CD-ROM depicting land cover, elevation, Koeppen classification climates and NOAA-AVHRR data of all European Mediterranean Europe at 1 sq km resolution. All these files are in Idrisi format and can be easily accessed from any GIS program. An Idrisi viewer has also been included in the CD-ROM.
Wildland Fire Danger Estimation And Mapping
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Author : Emilio Chuvieco
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2003
Wildland Fire Danger Estimation And Mapping written by Emilio Chuvieco and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Nature categories.
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 a geographic information system for fire danger management.
Application Of Remote Sensing And Machine Learning Modeling To Post Wildfire Debris Flow Risks
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Application Of Remote Sensing And Machine Learning Modeling To Post Wildfire Debris Flow Risks written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
Abstract : Historically, post-fire debris flows (DFs) have been mostly more deadly than the fires that preceded them. Fires can transform a location that had no history of DFs to one that is primed for it. Studies have found that the higher the severity of the fire, the higher the probability of DF occurrence. Due to high fatalities associated with these events, several statistical models have been developed for use as emergency decision support tools. These previous models used linear modeling approaches that produced subpar results. Our study therefore investigated the application of nonlinear machine learning modeling as an alternative. Existing models identified the burn severity of wildfires as an important input in their development. Currently, the most widespread approach to obtaining this input is the use of the differenced normalized burn ratio (dNBR) index, which is determined using data from optical sensors on satellites. However, progress of this existing protocol is mostly hampered by the presence of cloud coverage during data acquisition since optical sensors cannot penetrate clouds. Radar sensors on the other hand can penetrate clouds and smoke. This study therefore developed a radar based algorithm to be used as an alternative to the dNBR metric. The results showed the SAR metric to perform even better than the dNBR, with an overall accuracy (OA) of ~60% and Kappa of 0.35 in comparison to an OA of ~35% and a kappa of 0.1 from the dNBR approach. Next we developed a nonlinear machine learning model to predict the likelihood of post-wildfire debris flow occurrences. This produced improved results over the linear modeling approach with an average sensitivity of 77%, depicting increased ability to predict ~8 out of 10 DF producing basins. Finally, we performed a case study to validate our DF model that showed the model's robustness in isolating especially high hazard locations. Having these improved models will furnish emergency responders with an increased ability to better assess the associated risks of potential debris flow producing basins and make informed decisions on mitigation and/ or prevention measures.
Remote Sensing And Modeling Of Wildfires
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Remote Sensing And Modeling Of Wildfires written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
The application of satellite remote sensing to the detection and study of wildfires has grown rapidly in recent years as new tools have become available and are put into use. Spaceborne imagery can provide a unique perspective to viewing the fire, giving space/time coverage not available with any other observational system. One aspect of fires that can both be detected with satellite imagery and modeled numerically is the smoke plume produced by the fire. Surprisingly, most models designed to study smoke plumes were created to study controlled burns and not wildfires. We use one such model to compare model simulations with a suite of different types of satellite imagery to study a major wildfire. The 2003 Aspen Fire in the mountains north of Tucson, Arizona is used as a case study for the analysis of satellite imagery of a wildfire smoke plume in conjunction with model simulations of this plume. We clearly demonstrate that this plume model can be used to adequately simulate the fire plume as depicted in the satellite imagery when the plume achieves a sufficient altitude. For weak fires and low wind conditions the plumes often follow the local surface topography.
Geo Information For Disaster Management
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Author : Peter van Oosterom
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-02-28
Geo Information For Disaster Management written by Peter van Oosterom and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-28 with Science categories.
Geo-information technology can be of considerable use in disaster management, but with considerable challenge in integrating systems, interoperability and reliability. This book provides a broad overview of geo-information technology, software, systems needed, currently used and to be developed for disaster management. The text invites discussion on systems and requirements for use of geo-information under time and stress constraints and unfamiliar situations, environments and circumstances.
Biomass Burning And Global Change Remote Sensing Modeling And Inventory Development And Biomass Burning In Africa
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Author : Joel S. Levine
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1996
Biomass Burning And Global Change Remote Sensing Modeling And Inventory Development And Biomass Burning In Africa written by Joel S. Levine and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Nature categories.
Global Biomass Burning provides a convenient and current reference on such topics as the remote sensing of biomass burning from space, the geographical distribution of burning; the combustion products of burning in tropical, temperate, and boreal ecosystems; burning as a global source of atmospheric gases and particulates; the impact of biomass burning gases and particulates on global climate; and the role of biomass burning on biodiversity and past global extinctions."--Pub. desc.
Geospatial Information
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Author : Congress. House
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2003
Geospatial Information written by Congress. House and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Forest fires categories.