- Author
- Stearns, J. R. | Zahniser, M. S. | Kolb, C. E. | Sandford, B. P.
- Title
- Airborne Infrared Observations and Analyses of a Large Forest Fire.
- Coporate
- Air Force Geophysics Lab., Hanscomb AFB, MA Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, MA
- Journal
- Applied Optics, Vol. 25, No. 15, 2554-2562, August 1, 1986
- Keywords
- airborne equipment | pollution | carbon monoxide | combustion products | infrared spectroscopy | forest fires
- Identifiers
- detection systems
- Abstract
- During a large wildland fire, infrared (IR) spatial images and spectral signatures were collected. IR images provide the temperatures of the burning and burned over areas and assist in identifying the type and intensity of the fire.