One of the critical global environmental problems is human and ecological exposure to
hazardous wastes from agricultural, industrial, military and mining activities. These wastes …

China is a major coal-producing country that consumes large amounts of coal every year.
Due to the existence of many small coal kilns using backward mining methods, numerous …

There are a significant number of uncontrolled coal mine fires (primarily due to spontaneous
combustion of coal), which are currently burning all over the world. These spontaneous …

A volume in the three-volume Remote Sensing Handbook series, Remote Sensing of Water
Resources, Disasters, and Urban Studies documents the scientific and methodological …

Radiant temperature images from thermal remote sensing sensors are used to delineate
surface coal fires, by deriving a cut-off temperature to separate coal-fire from non-fire pixels …

Temporal monitoring and understanding of the dynamics of coal fires in the Jharia Coalfield
(JCF) are required to reduce its effect on sustainable industrial growth, environment & …

Phenomenon of coal mine fire has a long history on international magnitude in the
destruction of valuable natural resources. It dominantly contributes towards adverse impact …

A coal seam fire in interior Alaska was suspected to have started the Rex Creek forest fire in
the summer of 2009. With prevailing winds, the forest fire spread rapidly to the north and …

Surface fires are common in coalfields where coal is mined or exposed to sunlight for long
durations of time. The heat energy emitted from these fires affects the signal recorded by …

In the present study, attempt has been made to understand the structural controls on
preservation and dynamics of coal fires by establishing spatial relations of these fires with …