Title :
Quantitative comparison of fire danger index performance using fire activity
Author :
Steenkamp, K.C. ; Wessels, K.J. ; van den Bergh, F. ; McFerren, G.A. ; Frost, P.E. ; Lai, C.W. ; Swanepoel, D.
Author_Institution :
CSIR Meraka Inst., Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
A new quantitative method of evaluating fire danger index (FDI) performance is proposed, relying on a combination of modelled meteorological data and fire activity data obtained from earth observation satellites. The method simultaneously allows for localized FDI selection, as well as the analysis of spatial patterns in FDI performance. The Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) is shown, using well-known FDI performance metrics, to perform very well over most of southern Africa, compared to other FDIs historically employed in the region.
Keywords :
fires; meteorology; Canadian Fire Weather Index; Earth observation satellite; FDI performance; fire activity; fire danger index performance; modelled meteorological data; spatial pattern; Data models; Fires; Indexes; Logistics; Measurement; Meteorology; Satellites; Fires; Satellites; Spatial Information;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350697
