Contribution of remote sensing and GIS to mapping the fire risk of Mediterranean forest case of the forest massif of Tlemcen (North-West Algeria)

Bentekhici, Nadjla; Bellal, Sid-Ahmed; Zegrar, Ahmed

doi:10.1007/s11069-020-04191-6

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“…The mathematical model implementation was performed in the high-level programming language Delphi in the RAD Studio software [74]. In the future, it will be possible to integrate the developed model with geo-information systems [75][76][77] to visualize the predicted values of the volume fraction of soot particles formed during active forest fires. ArcGIS [78] and QGIS [79] can be used as host systems.…”

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Mathematical Simulation of Forest Fuel Pyrolysis in One-Dimensional Statement Taking into Account Soot Formation

Baranovskiy

Kirienko

2021

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Pyrolysis (thermal decomposition) is considered as the most important stage of a forest fire before direct forest fuel ignition. This process is accompanied by soot particle formation. Such particles have a negative impact on public health in the vicinity of forest fires. The purpose of this article was to investigate the heat and mass transfer process occurring in a typical forest fuel element (birch leaf). The pyrolysis and soot formation processes were taken into account, and various forest fire scenarios were considered. Computational experiments were carried out using the high-level programming language Delphi. Heat and mass transfer processes were described by nonlinear non-stationary differential heat conduction equations with corresponding initial and boundary conditions. The differential equations were solved by the finite difference method. Nonlinearity was resolved using a simple iteration. The main results of the research were (1) physical and mathematical models proposed for modeling forest fuel pyrolysis, taking into account soot formation and conditions corresponding to various forest fires; (2) a computer program coded in the high-level programming language Delphi; (3) the obtained temperature distributions over leaf thickness; (4) volume fractions obtained for various components dependent on time and space coordinates. The qualitative analysis of the dependencies showed that the temperature distributions in the birch leaf structure are similar for all forest fire types and differ only in absolute value. The intensity of the soot formation process directly depends on the forest fire type. The presented results should be useful in predicting and assessing forest fire danger, including near the facilities of the Russian Railways.

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Mathematical Simulation of Forest Fuel Pyrolysis in One-Dimensional Statement Taking into Account Soot Formation

Baranovskiy

Kirienko

2021

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“…In addition, the forests in Tlemcen are also very exposed to fires. Bentekhici et al (2020) revealed in their study that this Wilaya had several significant areas burned in the span of 35 years (from 1980 to 2015), that is to say, 60,000 hectares with an average of 1,700 hectares per year.…”

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Toward a new protection plan for Algeria's forest wealth focused on responsible citizenship: case of the Aures region

Heddar

Djebabra

Saadi

2022

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the interest of focusing public policies for wildfire management on behavioral changes supported by sustainable development projects dedicated to the Algerian forest heritage. Thus, the Aurès region in the eastern part of Algeria will be used as an example to illustrate the proposed new strategy.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed method, guided by projects' management in sustainable development, consists of developing a responsible citizenship strategy focused on behavioral changes of citizens. Therefore, the title of the proposed method: The Construct of Responsible Citizenship.FindingsIn order to cope with forest fires, the proposed approach highlights the interest of promoting responsible citizenship. Likewise, it outlines a tool for sustaining behavioral changes based on the principle of continuous improvement and field follow-up using a multicriteria approach known as “goal programming.”Practical implicationsThe proposed new forest fire protection plan addresses the shortcomings in Algeria's current forest fire management policy, which appears unable to deal with the increasing severity of forests' fire risk that the country has been experiencing in recent decades.Originality/valueThe aim is to highlight the interest of investment in forest fires prevention within the framework of the sustainable development of Algerian forest heritage, specifically, to work toward citizen subcontracting of the Algerian forest heritage.

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“…In order to minimise soil background reflectance, the soil-adjusted vegetation index (SAVI) (13 cases, 2.4%), modified SAVI (MSAVI) (12 cases, 2.2%) and the char soil index (CSI) (6 cases, 1.1%) were also applied. In early 2000, the use of AVHRR, MODIS, IRS, SPOT/HRVIR, and Landsat to detect hotspots based on dNDVI images has been widely applied to estimate BA in many studies [69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83]. Confirmed hotspots are then used to derive regional-level NDVI difference thresholds for BA mapping.…”

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Remote Sensing of Forest Burnt Area, Burn Severity, and Post-Fire Recovery: A Review

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Wildland fires dramatically affect forest ecosystems, altering the loss of their biodiversity and their sustainability. In addition, they have a strong impact on the global carbon balance and, ultimately, on climate change. This review attempts to provide a comprehensive meta-analysis of studies on remotely sensed methods and data used for estimation of forest burnt area, burn severity, post-fire effects, and forest recovery patterns at the global level by using the PRISMA framework. In the study, we discuss the results of the analysis based on 329 selected papers on the main aspects of the study area published in 48 journals within the past two decades (2000–2020). In the first part of this review, we analyse characteristics of the papers, including journals, spatial extent, geographic distribution, types of remote sensing sensors, ecological zoning, tree species, spectral indices, and accuracy metrics used in the studies. The second part of this review discusses the main tendencies, challenges, and increasing added value of different remote sensing techniques in forest burnt area, burn severity, and post-fire recovery assessments. Finally, it identifies potential opportunities for future research with the use of the new generation of remote sensing systems, classification and cloud performing techniques, and emerging processes platforms for regional and large-scale applications in the field of study.

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Contribution of remote sensing and GIS to mapping the fire risk of Mediterranean forest case of the forest massif of Tlemcen (North-West Algeria)

Cited by 28 publications

References 18 publications

Mathematical Simulation of Forest Fuel Pyrolysis in One-Dimensional Statement Taking into Account Soot Formation

Mathematical Simulation of Forest Fuel Pyrolysis in One-Dimensional Statement Taking into Account Soot Formation

Toward a new protection plan for Algeria's forest wealth focused on responsible citizenship: case of the Aures region

Remote Sensing of Forest Burnt Area, Burn Severity, and Post-Fire Recovery: A Review

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