i) develop a change detection framework,
i.e., the Radar Burn Ratio (RBR), for fire severity estimation
from SAR datasets; ii) test the accuracy of RBR indices over a range
of fire regimes using field datasets; iii) calibrate thresholds for standardized
RBR indices to be used for rapid fire severity assessment
without the need of a priori field information; and iv) compare the
accuracy of the standardized RBR indices against empirical models
derived using field estimates of severity.