Measurement of forest fire parameters with multi-spectral imaging in the medium infrared

• DOI: 10.3166/qirt.3.183-200
• Publication Date: 2007-06-09T02:29:50Z
• Authors: Juan Meléndez; José Manuel Aranda; Antonio Jesús de ...; Fernando López
• Keywords: Radiant energy

Infrared (IR) imaging is a standard technique for the detection of forest fires but its use to measure physical parameters faces difficulties due their spatial and spectral complexity. Multi-spectral images in Medium IR make possible classify scene different fire regions, thus enabling region-specific processing providing values instantaneous radiated power total energy. Comparison with energy release determined from fuel consumption results an estimation radiative fraction 14 = 3 %. It first time that this parameter measured by field.