@InProceedings{SchroederCFFSSMPB:2008:AnLoFi,
               author = "Schroeder, Wilfrid and Csiszar, Ivan and Freitas, Karla Maria 
                         Longo de and Freitas, Saulo Ribeiro de and Schmidt, Christopher 
                         and Setzer, Alberto Waingort and Morisette, Jeffrey and Prins, 
                         Elaine and Brunner, Jason",
          affiliation = "{University of Maryland} and {NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite 
                         Applications and Research} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas 
                         Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais 
                         (INPE)} and {Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite 
                         Studies} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} 
                         and {USGS Fort Collins Science Center} and {} and {Cooperative 
                         Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies}",
                title = "Analysis of Long-term Fire Dynamics and Impacts in the Amazon 
                         Using Integrated Multi-source Fire Observations",
            booktitle = "Proceedings...",
                 year = "2008",
         organization = "Amaz{\^o}nia em Perspectiva: Ci{\^e}ncia Integrada para um 
                         Futuro Sustent{\'a}vel Confer{\^e}ncia Internacional LBA",
             abstract = "Biomass burning is a major factor contributing to land use and 
                         land cover change globally and in particular in South America and 
                         the Amazon region. Space-borne sensors provide valuable 
                         information on active fire detection; however, their application 
                         for quantitative studies of fire activity has been limited due to 
                         variations within and among existing systems. In this study, which 
                         is part of the LBA-Eco Phase III experiment, we developed methods 
                         to allow multi-year analyses of fire dynamics and impacts with a 
                         focus in Amazonia. The proposed research aimed to create a 
                         standardized fire data record for Amazonia derived from multiple 
                         satellite sensors and to apply the resulting data set for the 
                         quantification of fire impacts in the region. Here we present some 
                         of the results from this project including: (i) the analyses of 
                         biomass burning in Amazonia using multi-sensor data (ASTER, ETM+, 
                         MODIS, GOES), (ii) the development of an improved active fire 
                         detection product to run on geostationary imagery providing 
                         additional information to help the interpretation of the fire 
                         data, (iii) the production of a longer term active fire time 
                         series for Amazonia as a result of the reprocessing of 10+ years 
                         of 30-min GOES imager 4km data using the refined fire detection 
                         product algorithm, and (iv) the production of baseline biomass 
                         burning emission estimates for South America using the new fire 
                         data record.",
  conference-location = "Manaus",
      conference-year = "2008",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "2009_Wilfrid_etal_nasa_te_meeting_lajolla.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "2025, Jan. 21"
}