TY - JOUR
T1 - The sensitivity of SIR-C backscatter to fire-related forest spatial patterns
AU - Henry, Mary C.
AU - Yool, Stephen R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship number U915601 awarded to Mary C. Henry, University of Arizona. The authors also wish to thank Dr. Susan Moran, Dr. Thomas W. Swetnam, Dr. Stuart Marsh, Dr. Malcolm J. Zwolinski, Dr. Christine E. McMichael, and several anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments on the manuscript. We would also like to thank Kathy Schon and Pam Anning of the National Park Service (Saguaro National Park) for supplying the fire atlas used in this study.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This research investigates the use of Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-C) data to analyze spatial patterns in forests experiencing different fire histories between 1943 and 1994. C-HH, C-HV, L-HH, and L-HV band data were used to calculate mean backscatter (σ°) and several landscape metrics (e.g., largest patch index, mean patch size, edge density, and patch richness). We assessed the relationship between σ° and fire history, as well as spatial patterns and fire history. Significant (p < 0.05) results were obtained for landscape metrics derived from σ° and several fire history variables, although we did not find significant relationships (p < 0.05) between mean backscatter and fire occurrence.
AB - This research investigates the use of Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-C) data to analyze spatial patterns in forests experiencing different fire histories between 1943 and 1994. C-HH, C-HV, L-HH, and L-HV band data were used to calculate mean backscatter (σ°) and several landscape metrics (e.g., largest patch index, mean patch size, edge density, and patch richness). We assessed the relationship between σ° and fire history, as well as spatial patterns and fire history. Significant (p < 0.05) results were obtained for landscape metrics derived from σ° and several fire history variables, although we did not find significant relationships (p < 0.05) between mean backscatter and fire occurrence.
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U2 - 10.2747/1548-1603.42.1.19
DO - 10.2747/1548-1603.42.1.19
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:18444414278
SN - 1548-1603
VL - 42
SP - 19
EP - 43
JO - GIScience and Remote Sensing
JF - GIScience and Remote Sensing
IS - 1
ER -