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Citation	Elvidge, Christopher D., Herbert W. Kroehl, Eric A. Kihn, Kimberly E. Baugh, and Ethan R. Davis. “Monitoring of Fire Using Data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP).” In Space Informatics for Grassland Sustainable Development. Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Space Informatics for Sustainable Development: Grassland Monitoring and Management, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 20-25 June 1995, 119-127. UNCRD Proceedings Series, no. 10. Nagoya, Japan: United Nations Centre for Regional Development; National Space Development Agency of Japan, 1996.
Title	Monitoring of Fire Using Data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)
Year	1996
Author	Baugh, Kimberly E. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Author	Davis, Ethan R. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Author	Elvidge, Christopher D. Desert Research Institute and Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Nevada System, Reno, Nevada
Author	Kihn, Eric A. Solar-Terrestrial Physics Division, NOAA, National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, CO
Author	Kroehl, Herbert W. Solar-Terrestrial Physics Division, NOAA, National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, CO
Material Type	Conference Paper
Features	7 references; 2 figures
Pages	p. 119-127
Relationships	Part of 294 p. Space Informatics for Grassland Sustainable Development
Subjects	COMMUNICATION SATELLITES 08.16.03 FIRES 16.03.02 FOREST FIRES 16.03.02 METEOROLOGY 17.01.01 REMOTE SENSING 18.04.01 SOUTHERN AFRICA 01.04.02
Abstract	The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS) acquires daily, global coverage with both daytime and nighttime passes. At night, the visible-near infrared (VNIR) band of the OLS is processed using a photomultiplier tube to enhance the detection of clouds, This light intensification makes it possible to detect faint sources of VNIR emissions coming from city lights and fires. This paper reviews the fire monitoring algorithms recently developed for the OLS and the potential for near-real time global monitoring of fires. --author's abstract
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