Prototype Downscaling Algorithm for MODIS Satellite 1 km Daytime Active Fire Detections
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data
2.1. MODIS Sensor
2.2. ASTER Sensor
3. Methods
3.1. Algorithm
3.2. Accuracy Assessment
3.2.1. Gas Flares
3.2.2. Wildfire
4. Results
4.1. Gas Flares Results
4.2. Wildfire Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Test Sites | Year/DOY(s) | Modis Tiles | Products (Resolution) | Accuracy Assessment Imagery (Resolution) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gas flares (Iraq) | 2019/032 | H22V05 | MOD14A1 (1 km) MOD09GA (500 m) | Google Earth™ (<1–30 m) |
Wildfire in African savanna | 2001/229 | H19V10 | MOD14A1 (1 km) MOD09GA (500 m) | ASTER (15–30 m) |
Wildfire in US (Ranch fire) | 2018/216,217 | H08V05 | MYD14A2 (1 km) MYD09GA (500 m) | Google Earth™ (<1–30 m) |
# Pixels | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cluster ID | Candidate 500 m | High Prob. | Moderate. Prob. | Low Prob. | Poor Prob. |
1 | 8 | 1 (1) | 2 (0) | 5 (0) | 0 (0) |
2 | 24 | 6 (3) | 1 (0) | 14 (0) | 3 (0) |
3 | 12 | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 5 (0) | 5 (0) |
4 | 20 | 6 (3) | 0 (0) | 9 (0) | 5 (0) |
6 | 12 | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 6 (0) |
7 | 16 | 2 (0) | 2 (1) | 9 (0) | 3 (0) |
8 | 4 | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |
9 | 8 | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | 2 (0) |
11 | 20 | 2 (1) | 2 (0) | 4 (0) | 12 (0) |
12 | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) |
13 | 16 | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 11 (1) | 2 (0) |
14 | 24 | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | 12 (0) | 3 (0) |
15 | 16 | 3 (2) | 13 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
16 | 8 | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) |
17 | 16 | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 7 (0) | 6 (0) |
18 | 16 | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 5 (0) | 7 (0) |
19 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
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Kumar, S.S.; Picotte, J.J.; Peterson, B. Prototype Downscaling Algorithm for MODIS Satellite 1 km Daytime Active Fire Detections. Fire 2019, 2, 29. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/fire2020029
Kumar SS, Picotte JJ, Peterson B. Prototype Downscaling Algorithm for MODIS Satellite 1 km Daytime Active Fire Detections. Fire. 2019; 2(2):29. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/fire2020029
Chicago/Turabian StyleKumar, Sanath Sathyachandran, Joshua J. Picotte, and Birgit Peterson. 2019. "Prototype Downscaling Algorithm for MODIS Satellite 1 km Daytime Active Fire Detections" Fire 2, no. 2: 29. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/fire2020029