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Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2024, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 233-249

Assessment of damage to Russian forests by fires in the XXI century based on analysis of fire intensity using MODIS instrument

E.A. Loupian 1 , D.V. Lozin 1 , S.A. Bartalev 1 , I.V. Balashov 1 , F.V. Stytsenko 1 
1 Space Research Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia
Accepted: 25.11.2024
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2024-21-6-233-249
The paper analyzes the specifics of forest fire damages in Russia in the XXI century. The methods of forest damage and forest fires affected areas assessment based on combustion intensity information are briefly described. The main features of the forest fire and post-fire damage database generated based on MODIS observations for the period from 2001 to 2024 are discussed. Key specifics of post-fire forest damage dynamics observed in the XXI century in the Russian Federation are presented and analyzed. It is shown, that there has been a significant increase in fire mortality (more than twofold) during the period of study. This increase is mostly explained by action of fires in coniferous-deciduous forests. It is also noted, that the percentage of forests severely damaged by fires (average condition category 5) has increased significantly since the beginning of the XXI century. All this allows us to conclude that there is a significant increasing trend in damage from forest fires in the territory of the Russian Federation in the XXI century, despite the absence of such a trend in areas affected by fires. The work also presents and analyzes seasonal dynamics of damage to forest cover by fires. In particular, it is shown that summer months account for more than 80 % of areas of forest damage associated with fires, with about 50 % of such areas occurring in July.
Keywords: remote sensing, forest fires, forest fire monitoring, FRP, forest damage rate, forest fire seasonal mortality index
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