Critical fire weather conditions during active fire spread days in Canada

X Wang, J Oliver, T Swystun, CC Hanes, S Erni… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
A spread day is defined as a day in which fires grow a substantial amount of area; such days
usually occur during high or extreme fire weather conditions. The identification and …

A bi-spectral microbolometer sensor for wildfire measurement

D Dufour, L Le Noc, B Tremblay, MN Tremblay… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study describes the development of a prototype bi-spectral microbolometer sensor
system designed explicitly for radiometric measurement and characterization of wildfire mid …

A data-driven fire spread simulator: Validation in Vall-Llobrega's fire

O Rios, MM Valero, E Pastor, E Planas - Frontiers in Mechanical …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
While full-physics fire models continue to be unsuitable for wildfire emergency situations, the
so-called operational fire spread simulators are incapable of providing accurate estimations …

A machine learning approach to waterbody segmentation in thermal infrared imagery in support of tactical wildfire mapping

JA Oliver, FC Pivot, Q Tan, AS Cantin, MJ Wooster… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wildfire research is working toward near real-time tactical wildfire mapping through the
application of computer vision techniques to airborne thermal infrared (IR) imagery. One …

Infrared image processing tools for automated aerial remote sensing of active wildland fires

MM Valero Pérez - 2019 - upcommons.upc.edu
Forest fires are natural phenomena essential for ecosystem balance. However, their impact
on society is increasing. Emergency managers are facing unprecedented crises producing …