José Fernández-Alonso

Dr. José Fernández-Alonso


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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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26 May 2019 in Forests
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Jose A. SobrinoJose A. Sobrino
Jose A. Sobrino
RLRAFAEL LLORENS
RAFAEL LLORENS
CFCristina Fernández
Cristina Fernández
JFJosé Fernández-Alonso
José Fernández-Alonso
JVJosé Antonio Vega
José Antonio Vega
Forest fires in Galicia have become a serious environmental problem over the years. This is especially the case in the Pontevedra region, where in October 2017 large fires (>500 hectares) burned more than 15,000 Ha. In addition to the area burned being of relevance, it is also very important to know quickly and accurately the different severity degrees that soil has suffered in order to carry out an optimal restoration campaign. In this sense, the use of remote sensing with the Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 satellites becomes a very useful resource due to the variations that appear in soil after a forest fire (changes in soil cover are noticeably appreciated with spectral information). To calculate these variations, the spectral indices NBR (Normalized Burn Ratio) and NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) are used, both before and after the fire and their differences (dNBR and dNDVI, respectively). In addition, as a reference for a correct discrimination between severity degrees, severity data measured in situ after the fire are used to classified at 5 levels of severity and 6 levels of severity. Therefore, this study aims to establish a methodology, which relates remote-sensing data (spectral indices) and severity degrees measured in situ. The R2 statistic and the pixel classification accuracy results show the existing synergy of the Sentinel-2 dNBR index with the 5 severity degrees classification (R2 = 0.74 and 81% of global accuracy) and, for this case, the good applicability of remote sensing in the forest fire field.

9 November 2016 in European Journal of Forest Research
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JFJosé Fernández-Alonso
José Fernández-Alonso
JVJosé A. Vega
José A. Vega
EJEnrique Jiménez
Enrique Jiménez
AGAna Daría Ruiz González
Ana Daría Ruiz González
JÁJuan Gabriel Álvarez-González
Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González