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Modeling and mapping fuel moisture content using equilibrium moisture content computed from weather data of the automatic mountain meteorology observation system (AMOS)

산악기상자료와 목재평형함수율에 기반한 산림연료습도 추정식 개발

  • Lee, HoonTaek (Division of Forest Ecology and Climate Change, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • WON, Myoung-Soo (Division of Forest Ecology and Climate Change, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • YOON, Suk-Hee (Division of Forest Ecology and Climate Change, National Institute of Forest Science) ;
  • JANG, Keun-Chang (Division of Forest Ecology and Climate Change, National Institute of Forest Science)
  • 이훈택 (국립산림과학원 기후변화생태연구과) ;
  • 원명수 (국립산림과학원 기후변화생태연구과) ;
  • 윤석희 (국립산림과학원 기후변화생태연구과) ;
  • 장근창 (국립산림과학원 기후변화생태연구과)
  • Received : 2019.05.30
  • Accepted : 2019.09.10
  • Published : 2019.09.30
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Abstract

Dead fuel moisture content is a key variable in fire danger rating as it affects fire ignition and behavior. This study evaluates simple regression models estimating the moisture content of standardized 10-h fuel stick (10-h FMC) at three sites with different characteristics(urban and outside/inside the forest). Equilibrium moisture content (EMC) was used as an independent variable, and in-situ measured 10-h FMC was used as a dependent variable and validation data. 10-h FMC spatial distribution maps were created for dates with the most frequent fire occurrence during 2013-2018. Also, 10-h FMC values of the dates were analyzed to investigate under which 10-h FMC condition forest fire is likely to occur. As the results, fitted equations could explain considerable part of the variance in 10-h FMC (62~78%). Compared to the validation data, the models performed well with R2 ranged from 0.53 to 0.68, root mean squared error (RMSE) ranged from 2.52% to 3.43%, and bias ranged from -0.41% to 1.10%. When the 10-h FMC model fitted for one site was applied to the other sites, $R^2$ was maintained as the same while RMSE and bias increased up to 5.13% and 3.68%, respectively. The major deficiency of the 10-h FMC model was that it poorly caught the difference in the drying process after rainfall between 10-h FMC and EMC. From the analysis of 10-h FMC during the dates fire occurred, more than 70% of the fires occurred under a 10-h FMC condition of less than 10.5%. Overall, the present study suggested a simple model estimating 10-h FMC with acceptable performance. Applying the 10-h FMC model to the automatic mountain weather observation system was successfully tested to produce a national-scale 10-h FMC spatial distribution map. This data will be fundamental information for forest fire research, and will support the policy maker.

본 연구는 산불 위험 예측의 주요 인자인 10시간 사연료습도(10-h FMC)를 산악기상관측망 기상자료로 추정하는 방법을 마련하기 위해 수행되었다. 안성(도심지)과 홍릉 두 지점(숲 속, 숲 밖)의 자동기상관측소에서 기상인자와 10-h FMC를 측정하고 이를 이용해 10-h FMC 추정식을 도출했다. 도출한 추정식을 이용해 지난 6년간(2013~2018년) 산불발생 다발일의 10-h FMC를 분석하고 전국 10-h FMC 지도를 제작했다. 기상인자(기온, 풍속, 목재평형함수율, 강우량)와 10-h FMC의 회귀분석 결과 목재평형함수율이 가장 효율적으로 10-h FMC를 설명했음을 확인했다. 목재평형함수율을 이용해 도출한 10-h FMC 추정식은 모형 적합과 검증과정 모두에서 높은 적합도를 보였다. 각 연구지의 추정식을 서로 다른 연구지에 적용하면 모형의 적합도가 같은 연구지에서 만든 식을 적용했을 때보다 줄어들었지만 여전히 만족할 만한 결과를 보였다. 본 연구의 회귀식은 10-h FMC와 목재평형함수율 사이 강우 후 건조반응 차이와 식생 유무가 10-h FMC에 미치는 영향을 반영하지 못해 적합도가 줄어든 것으로 나타났다. 마지막으로 도출한 추정식을 사용한 공간분석을 통해 지난 6년간 산불발생 다발일의 산불 중 70% 이상이 10.5% 이하의 10-h FMC 조건에서 발생했음을 확인했다. 본 연구 결과는 산악기상관측망과 연계하여 전국 산지의 10-h FMC를 추정하는 데 사용할 수 있다. 10-h FMC는 산불 위험 예측 기초 연구 자료로 활용되어 재해 관련 국가 정책 결정에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

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