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.
- 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