DocumentCode
575934
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
fYear
2012
fDate
22-27 July 2012
Firstpage
3375
Lastpage
3378
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Munich
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN
2153-6996
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350697
Filename
6350697
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