RT Journal Article
T1 Where Do Fires Burn More Intensely? Modeling and Mapping Maximum MODIS Fire Radiative Power from Aboveground Biomass by Fuel Type in Mexico
A1 Tinoco-Orozco, Diana Aime
A1 Vega Nieva, Daniel José
A1 Briseño Reyes, Jaime
A1 Dominguez-Amaya, Mesías Edwin
A1 Silva-Cardoza, Adrián Israel
A1 Briones Herrera, Carlos Iván
A1 Álvarez González, Juan Gabriel
A1 Corral Rivas, José Javier
A1 López Serrano, Pablito Marcelo
A1 Jardel Pelaez, Enrique
A1 Pérez Salicrup, Diego
A1 Ruiz González, Ana Daría
K1 FRP
K1 Varying constraints hypothesis of fire intensity
K1 Fire hazard
K1 Fuels
K1 Biomass
K1 Carbon
AB Mapping potential fire intensity is a fundamental tool for fire management planning. Despite the wide use of Fire Radiative Power (FRP) as an indicator of expected fire intensity and fire emissions, very few studies have spatially analyzed the role of remotely sensed proxies of vegetation productivity to explain FRP. The current study aimed at modeling and mapping the relationships between aboveground biomass and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) maximum FRP, at 1 km pixel, in 2011–2020, for each of 46 fuel regions in the entirety of Mexico. Maximum FRP–biomass relationships supported a novel hypothesis of varying constraints of fire intensity. In lower-productivity areas, such as semiarid shrub- and grass-dominated ecosystems, fine fuel loads limited fire occurrence and FRP was positively related to biomass. In the more productive areas, such as temperate or tropical forests, a humped relationship of FRP against biomass was observed, suggesting an intermediate-productivity hypothesis of maximum fire intensity within those regions. In those areas, the highest fire intensity was observed in the intermediate biomass areas, where surface (timber understory) and crown fuel availability, together with higher wind penetration, can result in crown fires. On the contrary, within the most productive areas, the lowest intensity occurred, likely due to weather and fuel (timber litter) limitations.
PB MDPI
YR 2025
FD 2025-01-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43499
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43499
LA eng
NO Tinoco-Orozco, D.A.; Vega-Nieva, D.J.; Briseño-Reyes, J.; Dominguez-Amaya, M.E.; Silva-Cardoza, A.I.; Briones-Herrera, C.I.; Álvarez-González, J.G.; Rivas, J.J.C.; Serrano, P.M.L.; Jardel-Pelaez, E.J.; et al. Where do Fires Burn More Intensely? Modeling and Mapping Maximum MODIS Fire Radiative Power from Aboveground Biomass by Fuel Type in Mexico. Fire 2025, 8, 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/ fire8020054
NO Funding for this study was provided by CONAFOR/CONACYT Project “CO-2018-2-A3-S-131553, Reforzamiento al Sistema Nacional de Predicción de Peligro de Incendios Forestales de México para el pronóstico de conglomerados y área quemada (2019–2022)”, for the enhancement of the Forest Fire Danger Prediction System of Mexico, to map and forecast active fire perimeters and burned area, funded by the Sectorial Fund for forest research, development and technological innovation “Fondo Sectorial para la investigación, el desarrollo y la innovación tecnológica forestal”.
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026