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Forest fire detection and fuel load mapping are relatively new remote sensing applications. ASD's FieldSpec® spectroradiometer has been used to observe smoke and burning gasses from forest fires to find key features for early detection. Field spectra of the various fuel types have been used to map fuel loads in hyperspectral imagery.

Below are links to published white papers and articles by researchers utilizing ASD instrumentation.

Estimation of Combustion Completeness Based on Fire Induced Spectral Reflectance Changes in a Dambo Grassland (Western Province, Zambia)

A Simulation Analysis of the Detectability of Understory Burns in Miombo Woodlands

Spectral Features of Biomass Fires

Fire Spectral Characterization Experiment

Fire Spectral Characterization Experiment
Rocky Mountain Research Station, Rochester Institute of Technology

Development of a portable spectroscopic sensor to measure wood and fibre properties in standing mountain pine beetle-attacked trees and decked logs. 2006. Hsieh, E.; Uy, N.; Wallbacks, L. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, BC. Mountain Pine Beetle Initiative Working Paper 2006-16. 33 p.

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