DETECTION OF FOREST FIRE IN DA HINGGAN LING REGION BY METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE

From May 6 to June 2,1987,a huge forest fire broke out and raged for 28 days in Da Hinggan Ling region in far Northeast China,causing heavy loss of life and property,which claims the biggest forest fire disaster in Chinese history.The fire drew attention of the whole of China and was also concerned by many other countries.How were the meteorological satellites used in the detection of the forest fire?This paper elaborates the principles and methods of the fire detection using meteorological satellites,so that to sum up the experience and to increase the ability of forest fire detection.