Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula

David Chaparro; Merce Vall-Llossera; Maria Piles; Adriano Camps; Christoph Rudiger

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530

Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula

David Chaparro, Merce Vall-Llossera, Maria Piles, Adriano Camps, Christoph Rudiger

Civil Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

15 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Fires are a concerning topic in Mediterranean areas. They are increasing in number and extension, probably due to the anomalous dry and hot conditions experienced in this region in the last decade. In this study, more than 2,000 fires that took place in the Iberian Peninsula (2010-2014) were analyzed. The new all-weather version of SMOS-derived soil moisture product at fine scale resolution, as well as ERA-Interim Skin Temperature datasets, were used. Soil moisture and temperature anomalies based in these datasets were computed and included in the database. These information allowed analyzing prior-to-fire conditions. Results reported that more than 70% of fires started under dry and hot conditions, and this percentage rose till 94% in the anomalous conditions prior to the biggest fires. A relation between soil moisture, temperature and burned area is found which could set the basis for a fire risk index based on SMOS data and temperature information.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings
Editors	Lorenzo Bruzzone, Paolo Gamba
Place of Publication	Piscataway NJ USA
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	3325-3328
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479979295
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530
Publication status	Published - 10 Nov 2015
Event	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2015 - Fiera Milano Congressi - Milan Convention Center, Milan, Italy Duration: 26 Jul 2015 → 31 Jul 2015 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7303999 (IEEE Conference Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2015
Abbreviated title	IGARSS 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	26/07/15 → 31/07/15
Internet address	http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7303999 (IEEE Conference Proceedings)

Keywords

Fires
risk indices
Skin Temperature
SMOS

Access to Document

10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530

Cite this

Chaparro, D., Vall-Llossera, M., Piles, M., Camps, A., & Rudiger, C. (2015). Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula. In L. Bruzzone, & P. Gamba (Eds.), 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings (pp. 3325-3328). Article 7326530 IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530

Chaparro, David ; Vall-Llossera, Merce ; Piles, Maria et al. / Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula. 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings. editor / Lorenzo Bruzzone ; Paolo Gamba. Piscataway NJ USA : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. pp. 3325-3328

@inproceedings{cbe2eb013359482ba6aeeb525d688771,

title = "Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula",

abstract = "Fires are a concerning topic in Mediterranean areas. They are increasing in number and extension, probably due to the anomalous dry and hot conditions experienced in this region in the last decade. In this study, more than 2,000 fires that took place in the Iberian Peninsula (2010-2014) were analyzed. The new all-weather version of SMOS-derived soil moisture product at fine scale resolution, as well as ERA-Interim Skin Temperature datasets, were used. Soil moisture and temperature anomalies based in these datasets were computed and included in the database. These information allowed analyzing prior-to-fire conditions. Results reported that more than 70% of fires started under dry and hot conditions, and this percentage rose till 94% in the anomalous conditions prior to the biggest fires. A relation between soil moisture, temperature and burned area is found which could set the basis for a fire risk index based on SMOS data and temperature information.",

keywords = "Fires, risk indices, Skin Temperature, SMOS",

author = "David Chaparro and Merce Vall-Llossera and Maria Piles and Adriano Camps and Christoph Rudiger",

year = "2015",

month = nov,

day = "10",

doi = "10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530",

language = "English",

pages = "3325--3328",

editor = "Lorenzo Bruzzone and Paolo Gamba",

booktitle = "2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings",

publisher = "IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",

address = "United States of America",

note = "IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2015, IGARSS 2015 ; Conference date: 26-07-2015 Through 31-07-2015",

url = "http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=7303999",

}

Chaparro, D, Vall-Llossera, M, Piles, M, Camps, A & Rudiger, C 2015, Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula. in L Bruzzone & P Gamba (eds), 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings., 7326530, IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 3325-3328, IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2015, Milan, Italy, 26/07/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530

Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula. / Chaparro, David; Vall-Llossera, Merce; Piles, Maria et al.
2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings. ed. / Lorenzo Bruzzone; Paolo Gamba. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. p. 3325-3328 7326530.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula

AU - Chaparro, David

AU - Vall-Llossera, Merce

AU - Piles, Maria

AU - Camps, Adriano

AU - Rudiger, Christoph

PY - 2015/11/10

Y1 - 2015/11/10

N2 - Fires are a concerning topic in Mediterranean areas. They are increasing in number and extension, probably due to the anomalous dry and hot conditions experienced in this region in the last decade. In this study, more than 2,000 fires that took place in the Iberian Peninsula (2010-2014) were analyzed. The new all-weather version of SMOS-derived soil moisture product at fine scale resolution, as well as ERA-Interim Skin Temperature datasets, were used. Soil moisture and temperature anomalies based in these datasets were computed and included in the database. These information allowed analyzing prior-to-fire conditions. Results reported that more than 70% of fires started under dry and hot conditions, and this percentage rose till 94% in the anomalous conditions prior to the biggest fires. A relation between soil moisture, temperature and burned area is found which could set the basis for a fire risk index based on SMOS data and temperature information.

AB - Fires are a concerning topic in Mediterranean areas. They are increasing in number and extension, probably due to the anomalous dry and hot conditions experienced in this region in the last decade. In this study, more than 2,000 fires that took place in the Iberian Peninsula (2010-2014) were analyzed. The new all-weather version of SMOS-derived soil moisture product at fine scale resolution, as well as ERA-Interim Skin Temperature datasets, were used. Soil moisture and temperature anomalies based in these datasets were computed and included in the database. These information allowed analyzing prior-to-fire conditions. Results reported that more than 70% of fires started under dry and hot conditions, and this percentage rose till 94% in the anomalous conditions prior to the biggest fires. A relation between soil moisture, temperature and burned area is found which could set the basis for a fire risk index based on SMOS data and temperature information.

KW - Fires

KW - risk indices

KW - Skin Temperature

KW - SMOS

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84962554923&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530

DO - 10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530

M3 - Conference Paper

AN - SCOPUS:84962554923

SP - 3325

EP - 3328

BT - 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings

A2 - Bruzzone, Lorenzo

A2 - Gamba, Paolo

PB - IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

CY - Piscataway NJ USA

T2 - IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2015

Y2 - 26 July 2015 through 31 July 2015

ER -

Chaparro D, Vall-Llossera M, Piles M, Camps A, Rudiger C. Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula. In Bruzzone L, Gamba P, editors, 2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2015. p. 3325-3328. 7326530 doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530

Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula

Abstract

Conference

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this