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Natural Hazards Monitoring:Forest Fires, Droughts And Floods - The Example Of European Pilot Projects

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This paper reviews the subject of naturalhazards and the use of existing remote sensing systemsin the different phases of disaster management forsome specific natural hazards: forest fires, droughtsand floods. It centers on the applicability of remotesensing for increasing preparedness, providing earlywarnings, monitoring the hazards in real time, andassessing the damage so that relief can be provided. Comparison of the information provided by existingsystems and that needed for operational use of remotesensing in disaster management is also addressed. Thecapability of some of the future sensors to complywith the needs in the field of natural hazards isdiscussed. In this context current pilot projectscarried on at the European Commission Joint ResearchCentre are presented.

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  1. Space Applications Institute, European Commission–Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy

    J. San Miguel-Ayanz

  2. Space Applications Institute, European Commission–Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy

    J. Vogt, A. De Roo & G. Schmuck

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San Miguel-Ayanz, J., Vogt, J., De Roo, A. et al. Natural Hazards Monitoring:Forest Fires, Droughts And Floods - The Example Of European Pilot Projects. Surveys in Geophysics 21, 291–305 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006750412500

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