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International Journal of Remote Sensing Volume 25, 2004 - Issue 11
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Space-borne high resolution fire remote sensing in Benin, West Africa

D. Oertel DLR-Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration, Berlin-Adlershof , Rutherfordstrasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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B. Zhukov DLR-Institute of Space Sensor Technology and Planetary Exploration, Berlin-Adlershof , Rutherfordstrasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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H.-P. Thamm Remote Sensing Research Group, Geographic Institutes of University of Bonn , Meckenheimer Allee 166, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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J. Roehrig Remote Sensing Research Group, Geographic Institutes of University of Bonn , Meckenheimer Allee 166, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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B. Orthmann Institute for Biodiversity Research of the University of Rostock , Wismarsche Str. 8, 18055 Rostock, Germany
Pages 2209-2216 | Received 09 May 2003, Accepted 13 Nov 2003, Published online: 07 Jun 2010
 
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Abstract

An experiment on high resolution remote sensing of fires was conducted in the Ouémé catchment area of Benin, West Africa using the Bi-spectral InfraRed Detection (BIRD) satellite. The high spatial resolution capability of the BIRD system allows the detection of fires with active burning areas less than a few hundred square metres in the sub-pixel domain, as well as the estimation of quantitative characteristics of these fires, such as the radiative fire energy release and (less accurately) the effective fire temperature and area.

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