Evaluation of satellite-derived burned area products for the fynbos, a Mediterranean shrubland

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dc.contributor.authorDe Klerk, Helen Margareten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Adam M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSteenkamp, Karenen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-06T13:34:23Z
dc.date.available2016-05-06T13:34:23Z
dc.date.issued2011-10-17
dc.descriptionCITATION: De Klerk, H.M., Wilson, A.M. & Steenkamp, K. 2011. Evaluation of satellite-derived burned area products for the fynbos, a Mediterranean shrubland. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 21(1):36-47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF11002.en_ZA
dc.descriptionOriginal publication is available at http://www.publish.csiro.auen_ZA
dc.description.abstractFire is a critical ecological process in the fynbos of the south-western area of South Africa, as it is for all dwarf Mediterranean shrublands. We evaluated the potential of current publicly available MODIS burned area products to contribute to an accurate fire history of the fynbos. To this end, we compared the Meraka Institute’s MODIS burned area product, based on the Giglio algorithm (termed the ‘WAMIS’ product) as well as the standard MODIS MCD45A1 burned area product, based on the Roy algorithm, with comprehensive manager-mapped fire boundary data. We used standard inventory accuracy assessment (number and size of individual burn scars) and confusion matrix techniques. Results showed promise for both burned area products, depending on the intended use. The MCD45A1 had low errors of commission (8.1–19.1%) and high consumer’s accuracy (80.9–91.9%), but relatively common errors of omission, making it useful for studies that need to identify burned pixels with a high degree of certainty. However, the WAMIS product generally had low errors of omission (12.2–43.8%) and greater producer’s accuracy (56.2–87.6%), making it a useful tool for supplementing manager-mapped fire records, especially for fynbos remnants occurring outside protected areas.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WF11002.htm
dc.description.versionPost-print
dc.format.extent13 pages
dc.identifier.citationDe Klerk, H.M., Wilson, A.M. & Steenkamp, K. 2011. Evaluation of satellite-derived burned area products for the fynbos, a Mediterranean shrubland. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 21(1):36-47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF11002.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1448-5516 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1071/WF11002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/98979
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights.holderCSIRO Publishingen_ZA
dc.subjectMODIS (Spectroradiometer)en_ZA
dc.subjectWildfires -- South Africa -- Western Capeen_ZA
dc.subjectWildfires -- South Africa -- Western Cape -- Mapsen_ZA
dc.subjectWildfires -- South Africa -- Western Cape -- Remote sensingen_ZA
dc.subjectFynbos -- Effect of fires on -- South Africa -- Western Cape -- Remote sensingen_ZA
dc.titleEvaluation of satellite-derived burned area products for the fynbos, a Mediterranean shrublanden_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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