Forecasting risky years for forest fires depending on sunspot cycle
Abstract
Forest fires are observed in larger scales and more frequently in some years in Turkey and across the world, while some years number of fires and affected areas decreased significantly. When the forest fire statistics are visualized by plotting the number of fires or the total burned area by years, a periodic fluctuation in the form of sinusoidal curves, with different minimum and maximum points are observed. This indicates that the forest fires increase or decrease in number due to an external factor that shows periodic behavior. In this study; it has been revealed that there is a strong relationship between forest fires and the Sunspot Cycle (Solar Radiation Cycle). Findings obtained as a result of this study, can be used to predict the high risk years forest fires. It is thought that it is very important to consider these determinations when medium and long-term programs are conducted for forest fire fighting. It will be appropriate to take these precautions into consideration especially in terms of budget planning and precautionary measures to be taken.
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Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Uğur Baltacı
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Orman Genel Müdürlüğü, Orman Yangınlarıyla Mücadele Dairesi Başkanlığı
0000-0001-8379-7040
Türkiye
Feriha Yıldırım
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GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, FEN BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ
0000-0003-4938-3922
Türkiye
Publication Date
November 23, 2017
Submission Date
September 15, 2017
Acceptance Date
November 21, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 4 Number: 2
Cited By
Periodic analysis of forest fire numbers and sunspot numbers in Türkiye
European Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
https://doi.org/10.55581/ejeas.1137100
