Bushfire severity mapping using sentinel-1 and -2 imagery

Shahriar Rahman, Hsing-Chung Chang, Kerrie Tomkins, Warwick Hehir

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    Abstract

    Australia is currently suffering one of the worst bushfires in history in the summer of 2019-2020. This study aims to integrate both multispectral and microwave remote sensing imagery acquired by the satellites of Sentinel-1 and -2 of European Space Agency (ESA) to assess the fire severity caused by the recent fires in the outskirts of Sydney in 2018 and 2019-2020. Time-series analysis of the derived indices were examined to quantify the variation of the indices to the damages to the vegetation communities due to fires as well as the recovery. The results will improve our knowledge on how the indices are correlated to biophysical properties of the vegetation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
    Subtitle of host publicationproceedings
    Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
    Pages1114-1116
    Number of pages3
    ISBN (Electronic)9781728163741, 9781728163734
    ISBN (Print)9781728163758
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020
    Event2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020 - Virtual, Waikoloa, United States
    Duration: 26 Sept 20202 Oct 2020

    Publication series

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    ISSN (Print)2153-6996
    ISSN (Electronic)2153-7003

    Conference

    Conference2020 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2020
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityVirtual, Waikoloa
    Period26/09/202/10/20

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