Imagery Scale and Type for Natural Hazards Analysis: Classroom Examples Using Forest Fires and Snow Avalanches |
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| Authors: | David R Butler Hilary JM Sandford |
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| Institution: | 1. The James and Marilyn Lovell Center For Environmental Geography and Hazards Research , Southwest Texas State University , San Marcos, TX, 78666-4616, U.S.A E-mail: db25@swt.edu;2. Geography and Environmental Technology Programs , Camosun College , 3100 Foul Bay Road, Victoria, B.C., V8P 5J2, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The type of remotely sensed imagery best suited for natural hazards analysis is largely dependent on the geographic size and discreteness of the hazard in question. Some forms of imagery that are appropriate for analyses of spatially fixed, relatively fine‐scale hazards are inappropriate for use with geographically widespread and transient hazards, and vice versa. In this paper we utilize one study area, Waterton‐Glacier International Peace Park (Canada and USA), and two natural hazard types (snow avalanches and forest fires), to illustrate how these remote sensing principles can be presented to students of natural hazards. We also address the issue of familiarity, or lack thereof, that students have with different images from a variety of platforms. |
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