Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Fire Scars Further Prove the Correlation between Permafrost Swamp Wildfires and Methane Geological Emissions
Affected by global warming, methane gas released by permafrost degradation may increase the frequency of wildfires, and there are few studies on wildfires in permafrost regions and their correlation with climate and regional methane emissions. The northwestern section of the Xiaoxing’an Mountains in...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b88ca5360a2247318763dfa328949715 2023-05-15T17:55:25+02:00 Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Fire Scars Further Prove the Correlation between Permafrost Swamp Wildfires and Methane Geological Emissions Wei Shan Lisha Qiu Ying Guo Chengcheng Zhang Zhichao Xu Shuai Liu 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214947 https://doaj.org/article/b88ca5360a2247318763dfa328949715 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/22/14947 https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050 doi:10.3390/su142214947 2071-1050 https://doaj.org/article/b88ca5360a2247318763dfa328949715 Sustainability, Vol 14, Iss 14947, p 14947 (2022) permafrost degradation wildfire methane emissions climate change correlation analysis Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214947 2022-12-30T20:13:19Z Affected by global warming, methane gas released by permafrost degradation may increase the frequency of wildfires, and there are few studies on wildfires in permafrost regions and their correlation with climate and regional methane emissions. The northwestern section of the Xiaoxing’an Mountains in China was selected as the study area, and the spatial relationship between permafrost and spring wildfires was studied based on Landsat TM and Sentinel-2 data. Combined with monitoring data of air temperature, humidity, and methane concentration, the impact of methane emissions on spring wildfires was analyzed. The study shows that the spatial distribution of fire scars in spring is highly consistent with permafrost, and the change trend of fire scars is in line with the law of permafrost degradation. Wildfires occur intensively during the snow melting period in spring, and the temporal variation pattern is basically consistent with the methane concentration. The number of fire points was positively correlated with air temperature and methane concentration in March and April, and spring wildfires in permafrost regions are the result of a combination of rising seasonal temperatures, surface snow melting, and concentrated methane emissions. Larger areas of discontinuous permafrost are more prone to recurring wildfires. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Sustainability 14 22 14947 |
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Affected by global warming, methane gas released by permafrost degradation may increase the frequency of wildfires, and there are few studies on wildfires in permafrost regions and their correlation with climate and regional methane emissions. The northwestern section of the Xiaoxing’an Mountains in China was selected as the study area, and the spatial relationship between permafrost and spring wildfires was studied based on Landsat TM and Sentinel-2 data. Combined with monitoring data of air temperature, humidity, and methane concentration, the impact of methane emissions on spring wildfires was analyzed. The study shows that the spatial distribution of fire scars in spring is highly consistent with permafrost, and the change trend of fire scars is in line with the law of permafrost degradation. Wildfires occur intensively during the snow melting period in spring, and the temporal variation pattern is basically consistent with the methane concentration. The number of fire points was positively correlated with air temperature and methane concentration in March and April, and spring wildfires in permafrost regions are the result of a combination of rising seasonal temperatures, surface snow melting, and concentrated methane emissions. Larger areas of discontinuous permafrost are more prone to recurring wildfires. |
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Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Fire Scars Further Prove the Correlation between Permafrost Swamp Wildfires and Methane Geological Emissions |
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Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Fire Scars Further Prove the Correlation between Permafrost Swamp Wildfires and Methane Geological Emissions |
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Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Fire Scars Further Prove the Correlation between Permafrost Swamp Wildfires and Methane Geological Emissions |
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Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Fire Scars Further Prove the Correlation between Permafrost Swamp Wildfires and Methane Geological Emissions |
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Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Fire Scars Further Prove the Correlation between Permafrost Swamp Wildfires and Methane Geological Emissions |
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spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of fire scars further prove the correlation between permafrost swamp wildfires and methane geological emissions |
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