Analysis of forest fire smoke using satellite imagery
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Authors
De Vries, Peter Joseph
Subjects
Remote sensing
nuclear winter
forest fire smoke
nuclear winter
forest fire smoke
Advisors
Durkee, Philip A.
Date of Issue
1989
Date
March 1989
Publisher
Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
NOAA-9 AVHRR data from 17 and 18 September 1987 were used to perform forest fire smoke analysis and tracking. The analysis included alignment, subtraction and division of image digital values to produce an Aerosol Particle Size Index (S12) after Frost (1988). S12 provides information about the slope of the aerosol particle size distribution curve and can be used to infer particle size distribution changes over time. The results provide evidence that the smoke aging process may be successfully studied using satellite imagery, provided careful analysis and removal of background effects are performed. Keywords:Remote sensing; Nuclear winter; Forest fire smoke; Nuclear warfare; Military thesis
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Thesis
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Department
Meteorology
Oceanography
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Format
71 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.