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In this paper we analyse the extent of fire-induced forest degradation in Mato Grosso State, Brazil. We utilise a sample based approach used in a previous pan-tropical deforestation survey to derive information on land cover and burned areas in the two major biomes of Mato…
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Year: 2016
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Mapping
Region(s): International
Keywords: fire size, season of fire, wildfires, Amazon, Brazil, South America, cover, deforestation, forest fragmentation, sampling, fire management, forest management, cerrado, tropical forests, forest fires, Landsat, sampling, tropical forest, satellite data, Cover Changes, rainforests, deforestation, Landsat, MODIS, classification, patterns, savanna
The extent of fires, their periodicity and their impact on terrestrial communities have been a major concern in the last century. Wildfires play an important role in shaping landscapes and as a source of CO2 and particulate matter, contributing to the green house effect and to…
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Year: 2016
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Hazard and Risk, Mapping, Models
Region(s): International
Keywords: Spain, BI - Bayesian inference, spatial modeling, wildfires, spatiotemporal marked point pattern, PM - particulate matter, CO2 - carbon dioxide, fire size
Although agricultural burning is banned in Russia, it is still a widespread practice. Accurately monitoring cropland burned area is an important task as these estimates are used in the calculation of cropland burning emissions, which are ultimately utilized in policy making…
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Year: 2016
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Effects, Mapping
Region(s): International
Keywords: burned area, cropland fires, cropland residue burning, Russia, remote sensing, MODIS - Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, agricultural burning