"In this dissertation, validation of these two datasets is performed in arid and semi-arid Australia for the first time. Results show that mapping accuracy can be highly variable between areas, and from year to year within the same area. There are many factors which may contribute to the errors of omission and commission. Some are common to all remote sensing, while other issues are more specifically related to conditions in arid and semi-arid environments. This project provides an objective, continental and regional perspective, on fire regimes across the arid and semi-arid regions of Australia for the period 1998 to 2004, using data derived from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite sensor. A fundamental aim is to describe the different spatial and temporal patterns of recent fire regimes. Another is to increase our understanding of their causes through statistical analyses, to help explain these different patterns in an effort to increase our forecasting capability." Introduction,
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Thesis (PhD) -- University of Adelaide (SA), 2009.,
Table of contents
Introduction -- Fire and its management -- Mapping, monitoring and modeling -- A comparison of NOAA AVHRR fire data with three landsat datasets in arid and semi-arid Australia -- An introduction to patterns of fire in arid and semi-arid Australia 1998-2004 -- Spatial indicators of fire risk in the arid and semi-arid zone of Australia -- Conclusion -- Bibliography,