Hatay’da 2013-2021 Yılları Arasında Meydana Gelen Orman Yangınlarının Uydu Görüntülerinden Tespiti ve Değerlendirilmesi

Detection and Evaluation of Forest Fires in Hatay Between 2013-2021 By Using Satellite Images

Hatay is located in a critical region where many forest fires occur almost every year. Forest fires have become more dangerous with global climate change. Burned areas in forest are quickly and reliably distinguished on satellite images, due to the reflection characteristics of healthy and unhealthy plants are different. The purpose of the study is detection and evaluation of forest fires that occurred in Hatay between 2013-2021 from satellite images. Burned areas, their vegetation and geomorfological properties have been investigated. Landsat 8 satellite images have been obtained for the detection of burned forest areas. Between 2013 and 2021, one image has been obtained and used for each year. As method NBR (Normalized Burnt Area Index) index, which is the most widely used in the literature, has been used. As a result; it has been revealed that a total of 7811 hectares of forest area burned in Hatay province between 2013-2021 years. In addition, the degree of influence of the vegetation type and geomorphological features on the burned areas was questioned. The most burned areas by years occurred in 2020 (4642,7 ha), 2013 (1852,5 ha), and 2018 (581,4 ha), respectively. According to distribution of the burned areas by districts, Antakya has the largest value, Samandağ and Arsuz districts follow Antakya, respectively. 250-750 m. elevation zone, 15-30 degree slope range, South-Southeast and Southwest aspects, correspond to the geomorphological features where forest fires are concentrated. According to vegetation type, most of the burned areas consisted of Pinus brutia.

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Turkish Studies - Social Sciences-Cover
  • ISSN: 2667-5617
  • Yayın Aralığı: Yılda 6 Sayı
  • Başlangıç: 2006
  • Yayıncı: ASOS Eğitim Bilişim Danışmanlık Otomasyon Yayıncılık Reklam Sanayi ve Ticaret LTD ŞTİ