%0 Journal Article 
%A Chuvieco Salinero, Emilio
%A Mouillot, Florent
%A Der Werf, Guido R. van
%A San Miguel, Jesús
%A Tanase, Mihai Andrei
%A Koutsias, Nikos
%A García Alonso, Mariano
%A Yebra Álvarez, Marta
%A Padilla Parellada, Marc
%A Gitas, Ioannis
%A Heil, Angelika
%A Hawbaker, Todd J.
%A Giglio, Louis
%T Historical background and current developments for mapping burned area from satellite Earth observation
%D 2019
%@ 0034-4257
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/38127
%X Fire has a diverse range of impacts on Earth's physical and social systems. Accurate and up to date information on areas affected by fire is critical to better understand drivers of fire activity, as well as its
relevance for biogeochemical cycles, climate, air quality, and to aid fire
management. Mapping burned areas was traditionally done from field sketches.
With the launch of the first Earth observation satellites, remote sensing
quickly became a more practical alternative to detect burned areas, as they
provide timely regional and global coverage of fire occurrence. This review
paper explores the physical basis to detect burned area from satellite
observations, describes the historical trends of using satellite sensors to monitor
burned areas, summarizes the most recent approaches to map burned areas and
evaluates the existing burned area products (both at global and regional scales).
Finally, it identifies potential future opportunities to further improve burned
area detection from Earth observation satellites.
%K Burned área
%K Fire
%K Fire impacts
%K Lidar
%K Radar
%K Climate change
%K Geografía
%K Geography
%K Medio Ambiente
%K Environmental science
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala