Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Engineering, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey.
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey.
Environ Monit Assess. 2019 Nov 9;191(12):737. doi: 10.1007/s10661-019-7946-6.
Fires pose a serious threat to the forests that lay on the western and southern coastline of Turkey that start with North Aegean coasts and end with the provincial boundaries of Hatay. Çanakkale, a western province of Turkey, is located in the North Aegean boundary and its topography (Dardanelles Strait), climate, and vegetation cover combine to form an inviting recipe to forest fires. Although the province is located in a transitional zone in terms of climate and vegetation, each year it witnesses highly dry and hot fire seasons. Thus, large forest fires occur periodically. In this research, the relationship between the large periodic fires (larger than 100 ha) and the climate data was investigated, with a particular focus on the most severe 8 fire seasons from 1969 to 2007. We established that there is a relationship between 1977, 1985, and 1986 fire seasons and the climate data for the corresponding periods. The remaining 5 seasons in which conflagrations occurred were also found to coincide with the days with high daily severity indices (DSR). These are 1969, 1977, 1985, 1987, and 2008. Additionally, 2008 was determined as the year with the highest fire risk, followed by year 1969.
土耳其西部和南部沿海南起北爱琴海海岸，北至哈塔伊省边界，森林火灾对其构成严重威胁。土耳其西部的恰纳卡莱省位于北爱琴海边界，其地形（达达尼尔海峡）、气候和植被覆盖相结合，形成了一个吸引森林火灾的诱人条件。尽管该省在气候和植被方面处于过渡区，但每年都会经历非常干燥和炎热的火灾季节。因此，周期性的大面积森林火灾时有发生。在这项研究中，我们调查了大周期性火灾（大于 100 公顷）与气候数据之间的关系，重点关注了 1969 年至 2007 年期间最严重的 8 个火灾季节。我们发现 1977 年、1985 年和 1986 年火灾季节与同期的气候数据之间存在关系。其余 5 个发生大火的季节也与每日严重程度指数（DSR）较高的日子相吻合。这些年份是 1969 年、1977 年、1985 年、1987 年和 2008 年。此外，2008 年被确定为火灾风险最高的年份，其次是 1969 年。
