Fire history changes the interpretation of common severity metrics

This study finds that the usefulness of several fire severity metrics (Composite Burn Index, RdNBR) depends on whether the land had burned recently and how severely.

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Saberi, SJ and BJ Harvey. 2023. “What Is the Color When Black Is Burned? Quantifying (Re)Burn Severity Using Field and Satellite Remote Sensing Indices.” Fire Ecology 19: 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-023-00178-3.