Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2009, Issue 6, Vol. 2, pp. 441-449
Methods of course resolution forest fuel load mapping
Е.Н. Сочилова
, Д.В. Ершов
, Г.Н. Коровин
Центр по проблемам экологии и продуктивности лесов РАН, 117997, Москва, ул. Профсоюзная, 84/32
Two methods of forest fuel load (FFL) assessment used in the developing of course resolution FFL
mapping technology are considered. The first one is based on the complex analysis of Northern Eurasian
land cover map (GLC2000) and State Forest Account (SFA) database. GLC2000, soil and DEM maps in
the cooperation with a forest biomass database for test plots situated in the different forest condition
zones are used for spatial analysis in the second method. We calculated mean values of biomass of such
fire conductors as leaf / needle, small stem and dead branch of tree and undergrowth, litter and ground
vegetation. The test area of our investigation was situated in Central Siberia. Course resolution map of
biomass of tree fire conductors and similar map derived from local forest inventory database are
compared. Minimum allowable scale of applying of course resolution map of forest fuel loads was
defined.
Keywords: forest fuel loads (FFL), forest fires, biomass, fire risk
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