A multi-parametric weighted index model was adopted to derive and demarcate the forest fire-risk map with risk variables such as vegetation, topographic factors, land surface temperature, and proximity to the road and settlements. To enhance the use of a fire risk map, collinearity between variables was checked (VIF <2) and validated with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) hotspots and Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) method.
Journal
Ashok Parajuli, Ambika Prasad Gautam, Sundar Prasad Sharma, Krishna Bahadur Bhujel, Gagan Sharma, Purna Bahadur Thapa, Bhuwan Singh Bist & Shrijana Poudel
https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2020.1853251
Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
2020