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Using NDVI to assess departure from average greenness and its relation to fire business

A new satellite-derived vegetation greenness map, departure from average, is designed to compare current-year vegetation greenness with average greenness for the same time of year. Live-fuel condition as portrayed on this map, and the calculated 1,000-hour fuel moistures, are compared to fire…

Author(s): Robert E. Burgan, Roberta A. Hartford, Jeffery C. Eidenshink

Keywords: satellites, fuels, vegetation condition, moisture, fire

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-333. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 8 p.

Year: 1996

Comprehensive methods for earlier detection and monitoring of forest decline

Forested ecosystems are threatened by invasive pests, pathogens, and unusual climatic events brought about by climate change. Earlier detection of incipient forest health problems and a quantitatively rigorous assessment method is increasingly important. Here, we describe a method that is adaptable…

Author(s): Jennifer Pontius, Richard Hallett

Keywords: data reduction, data standardization, data summary, forest monitoring, forest pest detection, forest stress, tree health, vegetation condition

Source: Forest Science. 60(6): 1156-1163.

Year: 2014