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Postfire Effects in Siberian Larch Stands on Multispectral Satellite Data

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This work considers the dynamics of vegetation indices and surface temperature of postfire areas of different ages in larch forests of the permafrost zone of Siberia obtained using long-term Terra/MODIS satellite imagery. Landsat/ETM and OLI satellite images were preliminarily classified to analyze the degree of pyrogenic disturbance in the sample of postfire sites. An increase in the average temperature of the underlying surface of the postpyrogenic areas by 3.9–4.6°C was recorded, depending on the degree of disturbance of the litter, which is 15–30% of the average background values. Compared with background values, the deviation (decrease) in the next postfire year was 22% for the NDVI and 72% for the NBR index. Recovery of the NDVI to background values required 7–10 years after the fire. The recovery period for the surface temperature and the NBR index are significantly higher, that is, 15 years and more. Moreover, for 15–20 years after the fire, the temperature anomalies of the underlying surface remain significant.

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This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 0356-2019-0009; the government of Krasnoyarsk krai; and the Krasnoyarsk Krai Foundation for Scientific and Engineering Science Work project no. 18-41-242003 “Modeling and Remote Sensing of Effects Induced by Thermal Anomalies of Underlying Surface in the Seasonally Thawed Layer of Soils of Cryolithozone in Siberia” and project no. 18-05-00432 “Impact of Climate Change on Forests of Siberia: Analysis of Forest Area Fire Frequency, Increment for Accretion in Conifers, and Tree-Stand Vital State and Productivity.”

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Shvetsov, E.G., Ponomarev, E.I. Postfire Effects in Siberian Larch Stands on Multispectral Satellite Data. Contemp. Probl. Ecol. 13, 104–112 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995425520010096

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