Aerospace technology determines forest-fire danger
Abstract
Forest fires in the taiga can be detected and forecasted by meteorological satellites. A new method of predicting natural disasters was developed. The radiofrequency heat radiation of sectors of soil with different moisture contents differs sharply from each other. The water-content limit below which mosses, peat mosses and grasses become subject to combustion are well-known. A microwave radiometer was developed and proved suitable for determination of the moisture content of soil. This instrument is at present only installed on airplanes. Meteorological satellites will be equipped with the instrument.
- Publication:
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USSR Report Earth Sciences JPRS UES
- Pub Date:
- July 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985RpESc.......30V
- Keywords:
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- Forest Fire Detection;
- Meteorological Satellites;
- Microwave Radiometers;
- Moisture Content;
- Soil Moisture;
- Forest Fires;
- Remote Sensing;
- Spontaneous Combustion;
- Engineering (General)