Relating violence to MODIS fire detections in Darfur, Sudan
Relating violence to MODIS fire detections in Darfur, Sudan
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DOI：
10.1080/01431160902953909
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Bromley, Lars
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作者：
Bromley, Lars
中分辨率成像光谱仪(MODIS)热异常和火灾探测数据产品可以为人权、人道主义和安全界关心的早期预警和快速反应工作提供投入。审查了苏丹达尔富尔激烈暴力期间的火灾探测数据，以焚烧该地区许多定居点为标志，以测试MODIS探测到这些火灾中的哪些。结果表明，发现了相当大一部分与暴力有关的火灾，并发现火灾探测增加与报告的暴力之间存在关系。然而，轶事报道中的潜在困难给结果带来了不确定性。虽然不是普遍适用，但在全球范围内每天计算火灾探测的增加可能会提供关于影响平民人口的某些暴力冲突的客观、基于卫星的信息。
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Thermal Anomalies and Fire Detection data product can provide an input into early warning and rapid response efforts of interest to human rights, humanitarian and security communities. A review of fire detection data during a period of intense violence in Darfur, Sudan, marked by burning campaigns targeted at many settlements in the region, was conducted to test which, if any, of these fires were detected by MODIS. The results indicate that a significant portion of the fires related to violence were detected, and a relationship was found between increased fire detections and reported violence. However, underlying difficulties in the anecdotal reporting introduce uncertainties into the results. While not universally applicable, calculating increases in fire detections on a daily, global basis can possibly provide objective, satellite-based information on certain violent conflicts impacting civilian populations.