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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-2015-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-10-2015-2018
Review article
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13 Nov 2018
Review article |  | 13 Nov 2018

Generation and analysis of a new global burned area product based on MODIS 250 m reflectance bands and thermal anomalies

Emilio Chuvieco, Joshua Lizundia-Loiola, Maria Lucrecia Pettinari, Ruben Ramo, Marc Padilla, Kevin Tansey, Florent Mouillot, Pierre Laurent, Thomas Storm, Angelika Heil, and Stephen Plummer

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