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Wildland fire is one of the most disastrous natural hazards threatening life and properties. The rapid growth of wildland-urban interface since last century has increased the complexity of fire management. It is important to exploit new technologies for fire risk assessment, fuel management, wildland fire detection, fire behavior modeling, smoke emissions estimation, and analysis of fire impacts on air quality. This book contains 23 chapters, covering various topics related wildland fires, including satellite remote sensing applications for fire detection and monitoring, fire behavior simulation, smoke emissions and monitoring, and fuel managements. It can be used as a reference book for graduate students and researchers interested in wildland fire study.
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Qu, J.J., Hao, X. (2013). Introduction to Remote Sensing and Modeling Applications to Wildland Fires. In: Qu, J.J., Sommers, W.T., Yang, R., Riebau, A.R. (eds) Remote Sensing and Modeling Applications to Wildland Fires. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32530-4_1
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