title: Early forest fire detection using radio-acoustic sounding system.
abstract: Automated early fire detection systems have recently received a significant amount of attention due to their importance in protecting the global environment. Some emergent technologies such as ground-based, satellite-based remote sensing and distributed sensor networks systems have been used to detect forest fires in the early stages. In this study, a radio-acoustic sounding system with fine space and time resolution capabilities for continuous monitoring and early detection of forest fires is proposed. Simulations show that remote thermal mapping of a particular forest region by the proposed system could be a potential solution to the problem of early detection of forest fires.
authors.affiliation: Izmir University of Economics, Department of Software Engineering, Sakarya Cad. No:156, Balcova/Izmir, Turkey; E-Mail:  yasar.sahin@ieu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Yasar Guneri
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Turker
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ince