Wildfires Dynamics in Siberian Larch Forests
By E. Ponomarev, V. Kharuk, K. Ranson. 2016
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Wildfire number and burned area temporal dynamics within all of Siberia and along a south-north transect in central Siberia (45°–73° N) were studied based on NOAA/AVHRR (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/ Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) and Terra/MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data and field measurements for the period 1996–2015. In addition, fire return interval (FRI) along the south-north transect was analyzed. Both the number of forest fires and the size of the burned area increased during recent decades (p < 0.05). Significant correlations were found between forest fires, burned areas and air temperature (r = 0.5) and drought index (The Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index, SPEI) (r = −0.43). Within larch stands along the transect, wildfire frequency was strongly correlated with incoming solar radiation (r = 0.91). Fire danger period length decreased linearly from south to north along the transect. Fire return interval increased from 80 years at 62° N to 200 years at the Arctic Circle (66°33’ N), and to about 300 years near the northern limit of closed forest stands (about 71°+ N). That increase was negatively correlated with incoming solar radiation (r = −0.95).
Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change
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- Focus on changing fire regimes: interactions with climate, ecosystems, and society (2020, background): “With polar amplification, temperature increases have been most rapid in high latitudes, contributing to intensifying fire regimes across the biome (e.g. Gillett et al 2004, Soja et al 2007, Kasischke et al 2010, Turetsky et al 2011, Ponomarev et al 2016).”