Postfire Burn-Severity Classification of the Hayman Fire, CO: Based on Hyperspectral Data—JFSP RFP 2001-2 Task 1

iv Introduction 1 Objectives 1 Study Area 2 Data 2 Imagery Data 2 Field Data: Field Spectrometer Data 3 Field Data: Field Measurements 4 Sampling Scheme 4 Burn-Severity Assessment 5 Water-Repellency Tests 5 Atmospheric Correction Methods 6 Data Analysis 8 SWIR-BR Band Ratio Generated from ATREM/EFFORT-Corrected Reflectance Data ..9 Partial Linear Unmixing of RTGC-Corrected Reflectance Imagery 11 Comparison of Field Burn-Severity Classification to Image Data 20 Operational Considerations 23 References 24