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The extent of burning in African savannaThe temporal and spatial distribution of African savanna grassland fires has been examined, and the areal extent of these fires has been estimated for the subequatorial African continent. African savanna fires have been investigated using remote sensing techniques and imagery collected by low-light sensors on Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites and by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) which is aboard polar orbiting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites. DMSP imagery has been used to map the evolution of savanna burning over all of the African continent and the analysis of AVHRR imagery has been used to estimate the areal extent of the burning in the southern hemispheric African savannas. The work presented primarily reflects the analysiscompleted for the year 1987. However, comparisons have been made with other years and the representativeness of the 1987 analysis is discussed.
Document ID
19950062218
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Cahoon, D. R. JR.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, US, United States)
Levine, J. S.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, US, United States)
Cofer, W. R. Iii
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, US, United States)
Stocks, B. J.
(Great Lakes Forestry Center Ontario, Canada)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Life sciences and space research 25 (3): Natural and artificial ecosystems; Meeting F4 of the COSPAR Plenary Meeting, 29th, Washington, DC, Aug. 28-Sep. 5, 1992 . A95-93759
Volume: 14
Issue: 11
ISSN: 0273-1177
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
95A93817
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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