Resumen de Monitoring the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere in Portugal due to the forest fires based on LSA SAF products

Lourdes Bugalho, Luís Pessanha

• The spectral characteristics, temporal resolution andcoverage of meteorological satellites, allow, inaddition to weather monitoring, surveillance andforecast their use in other areas of activity, such asclimate monitoring, agriculture and forestry supportor forest fires monitoring.