EARLY DETECTION OF FOREST FIRES FROM SPACE -- EARLY DETECTION OF FOREST FIRES FROM SPACE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 MONITORING OF BOREAL FOREST FIRES IN THE TOMSK REGION OF WESTERN SIBERIA -- 1.1. IMAGE PROCESSING -- Fire Detection Algorithms -- Problem of Sun Glints -- 1.2. RESULTS -- Imaging Time-of-Day Effect -- Comparison with MODIS Fire Product (MOD14) -- Chapter 2 SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS OF THE TEMPERATURE MONITORING OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE FROM SPACE ON THE BASIS OF THE RTM METHOD -- 2.1. Formulation of the Problem of Fire Detection from Space -- 2.2. RETRIEVAL OF LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE -- 2.3. DISTORTIONS OF THERMAL RADIATION BY MOLECULAR ATMOSPHERE -- 2.3.1. Selective Absorption by Spectral Lines of Atmospheric Gases -- 2.3.2. Continuum Absorption by Spectral Line Wings of Atmospheric Gases -- 2.3.3. The Influence of Errors in Setting Profiles of Meteorological Parameters -- Chapter 3 SOFTWARE AND VALIDATION OF MODIS ATMOSPHERIC DATA -- 3.1. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM COMPLEX -- 3.2. VALIDATION OF MOD07 DATA (ATMOSPHERIC PROFILES) -- 3.2.1. Initial Data for Validation -- 3.2.2. Analysis of Validation Results -- 3.3. VALIDATION OF MOD04 DATA (AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH) -- Comparison with AERONET Data -- Spatial Analysis of Data -- Correlation Analysis of Data -- 3.4. TESTING OF RTM METHOD FOR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF TOMSK -- Chapter 4 APPLICATIONS OF RTM-METHOD -- 4.1. AN EXAMPLE OF THE RTM-METHOD APPLICATION -- 4.2. APPLICATION OF THE RTM METHOD TO DETECTION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE OBJECTS -- 4.2.1. Description of the Algorithm Based on the RTM Method -- 4.2.2. Detection Results -- Chapter 5 CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.