Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2023, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 335-342
Assessment of the possibility of using the Arktika-M space system for monitoring wildfires by the example of data analysis for 2023
E.A. Antipova
1 , I.V. Balashov
2 , R.R. Belyaev
1 , R.V. Brezhnev
1 , A.A. Bril
2 , L.S. Kramareva
3 , E.A. Loupian
2 , Yu.A. Maglinets
1 , A.A. Mazurov
2 , K.V. Raevich
1 1 SibFU Institute of Space and Information Technologies, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2 Space Research Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia
3 Far Eastern Center of SRC Planeta, Khabarovsk, Russia
Accepted: 01.11.2023
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2023-20-5-335-342
This study considers the potential application of remote sensing data from the unique Highly Elliptical Hydrometeorological Space System (HEHSS) Arktika-M, currently under construction in Russia, for detecting forest fires. A qualitative assessment of this possibility was performed by visual comparison of images obtained by the MSU-GS/VE instrument (Multispectral Scanning Instrument – Geostationary, modernized for Highly Elliptical orbits) with combustion zones detected by ISDM Rosleskhoz (Remote Monitoring Information System of the Federal Forestry Agency), revealing the existence of pronounced thermal anomalies in the areas of fires. For a more detailed assessment, a quantitative evaluation of the likelihood of detecting fires with varying sizes by the MSU-GS/VE instrument was conducted, using combustion data collected on a specific day by ISDM Rosleskhoz and comparing it with information obtained from the HEHSS Arktika-M on the same day. Over 5,000 wildfire zones detected during the 2023 fire season in Khabarovsk Krai and Yakutia were analyzed. The empirical dependence of the probability of observing fires of different areas in MSU-GS/VE data on the area of daily burning zone was obtained. It was found that a rather low resolution of this instrument in the 3.5–4 µm channel impedes the detection of small fires. However, as there are extended intervals between overflights of the low-orbit satellite system, Arktika-M data can also provide confirmation of early-stage fire development. Consequently, utilising Arktika-M presents novel prospects for acquiring information for monitoring natural fires throughout the Russian Federation.
Keywords: remote sensing, highly elliptical orbit, wildfires, Arktika-M, remote forest fire monitoring, HEHSS
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