Comparing Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 for Burn Severity Mapping in Western North America

Accurate assessment of burn severity is a critical need for an improved understanding of fire behavior and ecology and effective post-fire management. Although NASA Landsat satellites have a long history of use for remotely sensed mapping of burn severity, the recently launched (2015 and 2017) Europ...

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Published in:	Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 14; no. 20; p. 5249
Main Authors:	Howe, Alexander A., Parks, Sean A., Harvey, Brian J., Saberi, Saba J., Lutz, James A., Yocom, Larissa L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2022
Subjects:	Accuracy Atmospheric correction Cloud computing composite burn index Datasets Ecological effects Estimates fire severity Fires Forest & brush fires Google Earth Engine image compositing Imagery Landsat Landsat satellites Mapping Remote sensing Satellite constellations Spatial discrimination Spatial resolution temperate forests Vegetation wildfire United States > US North America
ISSN:	2072-4292, 2072-4292
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