Homework: Using Earth Observations for Pre- and Post-Fire Monitoring
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1. List three climate variables that contribute to wildfire risk. *
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2. Fire spreads faster on steep slopes. *
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3. What indices can be used to monitor vegetation health prior to a wildfire event? [check all that apply] *
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4. Fire danger is related to: *
5. In the Part 1 exercise for the Lytton Creek Fire, the precipitation was above average in the region surrounding the wildfire outbreak for the last JJA (Jun-Aug, 2021). (See the steps on pages 2-3). *
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6.  In the Part 1 exercise for the Lytton Creek Fire, what was the value of the Fire Weather Index (FWI) in the location you selected? (See the steps on page 14). *
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7.  In the Part 1 exercise for the Bolivia fires, which climate model do we use for evaluating precipitation and temperature conditions? *
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8. Burn severity is often considered the degree of: *
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9. The Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) uses which two image bands? *
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10. Which dataset(s) are available via Google Earth Engine (GEE)? *
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11. Name two advantages and two disadvantages to the use of GEE. *
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12. After running the GEE script for the Lytton fires, what percentage of the pixels in the designated geometry were in the Moderate-low Severity class? *
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13. What was the designated pre-fire end date in the GEE script for the Bolivia fires? *
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14. What satellite platform is used as the default in the GEE script for the Bolivia fires? *
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15. Describe a type of analysis you would like to conduct using NASA satellite data in GEE.
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