Severity study in Albinyana (Catalunya) forest fire, using SENTINEL-2 data

Authors

  • A. Guerrero Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
  • L. Pineda Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
  • V. Palà Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
  • J. Corbera Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/raet.2017.7105

Keywords:

dNBR, SENTINEL-2, Severity, forest fire, remote sensing

Abstract

The forest fire in Bonastre mountains (an area that has been several times affected by fires) on 06/01/2016, has been studied in order to obtain a Severity index. It is in the municipality of Albinyana, in the Baix Penedès region in Catalonia. The study is considered a starting point for the assessment and monitoring of the dynamics of regeneration of the burned surface. The dNBR index (Delta Normalized Burn Ratio) is obtained from SENTINEL-2 images, and the results are compared with CBI index (Composite Burned Index) obtained from ground survey.

 

This study is a result of the final work of “Màster en Tecnologies de la Informació Geogràfica, 18ª edició”, by the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB) codirected by Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya. 

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Published

2017-12-05