Regional fire monitoring and characterization using global NASA MODIS fire products in dry lands of Central Asia

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Regional fire monitoring and characterization using global NASA MODIS fire products in dry lands of Central Asia

Tatiana V. LOBODA(

), Louis GIGLIO, Luigi BOSCHETTI, Christopher O. JUSTICE

Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA

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Abstract

Central Asian dry lands are grass- and desert shrub-dominated ecosystems stretching across Northern Eurasia. This region supports a population of more than 100 million which continues to grow at an average rate of 1.5% annually. Dry steppes are the primary grain and cattle growing zone within Central Asia. Degradation of this ecosystem through burning and overgrazing directly impacts economic growth and food supply in the region. Fire is a recurrent disturbance agent in dry lands contributing to soil erosion and air pollution. Here we provide an overview of inter-annual and seasonal fire dynamics in Central Asia obtained from remotely sensed data. We evaluate the accuracy of the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) global fire products within Central Asian dry lands and use these products to characterize fire occurrence between 2001 and 2009. The results show that on average ~15 million ha of land burns annually across Central Asia with the majority of the area burned in August and September in grasslands. Fire is used as a common crop residue management practice across the region. Nearly 89% of all burning occurs in Kazakhstan, where 5% and 3% of croplands and grasslands, respectively, are burned annually.

Keywords Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) fire Central Asia dry lands

Corresponding Author(s): LOBODA Tatiana V.,Email:loboda@umd.edu

Issue Date: 05 June 2012

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Tatiana V. LOBODA,Louis GIGLIO,Luigi BOSCHETTI, et al. Regional fire monitoring and characterization using global NASA MODIS fire products in dry lands of Central Asia[J]. Front Earth Sci, 0, (): 196-205.

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Fig.1 Location, extent and land covers of Central Asian dry lands mapped by the MODIS land cover product (MCD12Q1). The exact extent of the study area is outlined in black

Fig.2 Land cover distribution (aggregated classes) in Central Asian dry lands mapped by the MODIS land cover product (MCD12Q1)

Tab.1 Landsat-based validation sample scenes (Path Row, Pre-burn Date, Post-burn Date) and validation results for the MODIS burned area products MCD45A1 and DB including a confusion matrix assessment (Commission error, Omission error, Overall Accuracy, Kappa) and regression of burned areas within 5km grid cells (, , and Slope)

Fig.3 Annual amount of area burned in Central Asian dry lands between 2001 and 2009 estimated by the MODIS burned area product (MCD45A1)

Fig.4 Mean monthly fire occurrence as shown by (a) area burned from (MCD45A1), (b) number of fire detections (from MOD/MYD14A1)

Fig.5 Fire occurrence (number of fire detections MOD/MYD14A1) and area burned (MCD45A1) as a function of land cover type in Central Asian dry lands

Fig.6 Mean monthly proportions of burned area by land cover types

Tab.2 Annual amount of area burned within land cover types relative to the total amount of the land cover available in the region between 2001 and 2009 (unit:%)

Fig.7 Contributions of Central Asian countries to the total amount of area burned in dry land ecosystems between 2001 and 2009 as shown by the MODIS burned area product (MCD45A1).

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