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Estimating Canopy Water Content of Chaparral Shrubs Using Optical MethodsCalifornia chaparral ecosystems are exceptionally fire adapted and typically are subject to wildfire at decadal to century frequencies. The hot dry Mediterranean climate summers and the chaparral communities of the Santa Monica Mountains make wildfire one of the most serious economic and life-threatening natural disasters faced by the region. Additionally, the steep fire-burned hillsides are subject to erosion, slumpage, and mud slides during the winter rains. The Santa Monica Mountain Zone (SMMZ) is a 104,000 ha eastwest trending range with 607 m of vertical relief and located in the center of the greater Los Angeles region. A series of fires in the fall of 1993 burned from Simi Valley to Santa Monica within a few hours. Developing techniques to monitor fire hazard and predict the spread of fire is of major concern to the region. One key factor in the susceptibility to fire is the water content of the vegetation canopy. The development of imaging spectrometry and remote sensing techniques may constitute a tool to provide this information.
Document ID
19980201656
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ustin, Susan L.
(California Univ. Davis, CA United States)
Scheer, George
(California Univ. Davis, CA United States)
Castaneda, Claudia M.
(California Univ. Davis, CA United States)
Jacquemoud, Stephane
(California Univ. Davis, CA United States)
Roberts, Dar
(California Univ. Santa Barbara, CA United States)
Green, Robert O.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 18, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1996
Publication Information
Publication: Summaries of the Sixth Annual JPL Airborne Earth Science Workshop
Volume: 1
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGw-4626
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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