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The remote-sensing based estimation of the evapotranspiration change due to the 2019 April Gangwon-do wildfire

2019년 강원도 산불로 인한 증발산 변화 원격탐사기반 추산

  • Kim, JiHyun (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Sohn, Soyoung (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Yeonjoo (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • 김지현 (연세대학교 건설환경공학과) ;
  • 손소영 (연세대학교 건설환경공학과) ;
  • 김연주 (연세대학교 건설환경공학과)
  • Received : 2019.07.31
  • Accepted : 2019.11.06
  • Published : 2019.11.30
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Abstract

A wildfire could significantly alter the local hydrological regime, depending on the area and severity, and thus it is critical to understand its effect and feedback using data and simulation. For the wildfire in Gangwon-do on April 4-5, 2019, South Korea, we retrieved the Normalized-Burned Ratio (NBR) index using remote-sensing data (500-m 8-day MODIS surface reflectance data), and detect the damaged-area based on the difference in the NBR (dNBR) before and after the fire. The damaged area was $29.50km^2$ in total, taking up 1.00-6.19% of five catchments. We then used remote-sensing data (500-m 8-day MODIS evapotranspiration data) and estimated that annual evapotranspiration (AET) would decrease as 0.05-1.56% over the five catchments, as compared to the pre-fire AET (2004-2018). This study highlights the importance of improving our understanding about the impact of wildfire on the local hydrological cycle.

산불은 면적과 산불 강도에 따라 지역 수문환경을 중대하게 변화시킬 수 있는 중대한 요소이며, 따라서 측정자료와 모형모의를 통한 산불의 영향과 피드백을 이해하는 것은 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 2019년 4월 4-5일에 대한민국 강원도에서 발생한 산불을 원격탐사자료(8-일 500-m MODIS 지표면 반사율 자료)를 사용하여 계산한 정규탄화지수의 차이(dNBR)를 이용하여 탐지하였다. 그 결과, 산불피해 총면적은 5개의 표준유역에 걸쳐 $29.50km^2$에 달하였고, 유역 면적의 1.00-6.19%를 차지하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 원격탐사자료(8-일 500-m MODIS 증발산량 추산자료)를 사용하여 분석한 결과, 산불 이전(2004-2018년)과 비교하여 2019년의 연간 증발산량이 해당 5개 유역에서 0.05-1.56% 감소할 것이라고 추산하였다. 본 연구는 산불의 지역 수문 순환에 미치는 영향을 이해하는 데 중요하다.

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