Remote Sensing Advances in Fire Science: From Fire Predictors to Post-Fire Monitoring

[EN] Fire activity has significant implications for ecological communities, biogeochemical cycles, climate, and human lives and assets. Approximately over half of the Earth’s land surface is susceptible to fire, with around 3% experiencing annual burning according to coarse-resolution satellites, a...

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Autores: Fernández García, Víctor, Calvo Galván, María Leonor, Suárez Seoane, Susana, Marcos Porras, Elena María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de León
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:buleria_____::d07e40780a77064903cb3518891133e7
Acceso en línea:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/20/4930
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/28346
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ingeniería forestal
Remote sensing
Fire science
Fire predictors
Post-fire monitoring
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Sumario:[EN] Fire activity has significant implications for ecological communities, biogeochemical cycles, climate, and human lives and assets. Approximately over half of the Earth’s land surface is susceptible to fire, with around 3% experiencing annual burning according to coarse-resolution satellites, a value that is probably much higher according to recent estimates from finer satellite imagery. Because of the vast extent of land burned over the world, landscape fires release approximately 23% of the global CO2 emitted annually from fossil fuels, modify Earth’s energy fluxes through changes in surface albedo, and have an enormous influence on human health and the economy. Fires also have a large influence on local ecosystems, affecting the ecosystem services provided to local communities. Thus, fires are a relevant phenomenon with an enormous area of impact every year