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Composite Burn Index

Authored By: D. Kennard

The following table, developed by Key and Benson (1999), is a matrix used to calculate the Composite Burn Index (CBI), which can be used as an index of fire severity.

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  • Key, Carl H. and Nate C. Benson. 1999. A general field method for rating burn severity with extended application to remote sensing. in review.

Encyclopedia ID: p758



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