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Original Article

Estimation of fire severity by use of Landsat TM images and its relevance to vegetation and topography in the 2000 Samcheok forest fire

Byungdoo LeeDivision of Forest Fire, Korea Forest Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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Seon Young KimDepartment of Forest Sciences and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanangno, Gwanak-gu, Seoul151-921, South Korea
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Joosang ChungDepartment of Forest Sciences and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanangno, Gwanak-gu, Seoul151-921, South KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pil Sun ParkDepartment of Forest Sciences and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanangno, Gwanak-gu, Seoul151-921, South Korea
Pages 197-204 | Received 11 Oct 2007, Accepted 01 Apr 2008, Published online: 10 May 2008

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