Abstract

Accurate information relating to the impact of. fire on the environment and the way it is distributed throughout the burned area is critical for short-term mitigation and rehabilitation treatments. The aim of this chapter is to review the role of Remote Sensing (RS) in estimating burn severity. Initially, the terminology was clarified since two different terms are usually used in the literature: fire and burn severity. Methods and techniques that have been employed to estimate burn severity on the ground and by RS were reviewed. Special attention was paid to the different type of sensors that are used in previously conducted studies. Finally, the future trends in researches related to remote sensing of burn severity were identified.