Varios

Fire and Aviation Management

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service—Engineering Remote Sensing Applications Center October 2003 RSAC-1309-RPT1

Project Report
Liaison and Special Projects

Infrared Field Users’ Guide and Vendor Listings

Thomas Zajkowski Remote Sensing Applications Center Salt Lake City, Utah Lloyd Queen The Department of Forestry ManagementUniversity of Montana Missoula, Montana Darrell VanBuren National Interagency Fire Center Boise, Idaho

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Abstract ..................................................................................................................... ivIntroduction................................................................................................................. 1 Infrared Basics ......................................................................................................... 1 Source ............................................................................................................ 2Attenuation...................................................................................................... 3 The Sensor or Detector ................................................................................... 3 Infrared Limitations ..................................................................................................... 3 Attenuation...................................................................................................... 3 Solar Radiation............................................................................................... 4 Hear Source Temperature............................................................................... 4 Saturation ....................................................................................................... 4 Infrared TypingSystem............................................................................................... 5 Mount.............................................................................................................. 6 Geocorrected Products ................................................................................... 6 Thermal Bands................................................................................................ 6 Production Rate...