TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1966//
TI  - The remote surveillance of forest fires
JO  - Applied optics
A1  - Wilson, R. A.
SP  - 899
EP  - 904
VL  - 5
IS  - 6
N2  - The radiometric considerations for fifteen forest fire surveillance and detection systems are reviewed. The system response is optimized in the 3-6-micro spectral region. A formulation of system noise-equivalent temperature is presented in terms of operational performance requirements and start-of-the-art component parameters. The radiometric criteria are investigated for detection of incipient forest fires and mapping of terrain background. Obscuration of fire targets by timber canopies is discussed. A prototype fire detection system based on these considerations is being evaluated.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-6935
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -