2024-03-29T09:33:47Zhttps://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace-oai/requestoai:eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp:2115/579212022-11-17T02:08:08Zhdl_2115_20045hdl_2115_139Recent Active Fires under El Niño Conditions in Kalimantan, IndonesiaYulianti, NinaHayasaka, HiroshiDry SeasonEl NiñoMODIS HotspotMRPPeat Fire510Analysis of the most recent 10-year periods (2002 to 2011) of MODIS hotspots data (fires) and precipitation in Palang- karaya and Pontianak was carried out to identify seasonal and spatial fire occurrence in Kalimantan under El Niño con- ditions, and to asses future forest condition in Kalimantan. Most data was tallied every 10-day to analyze seasonal and spatial fire occurrence. Seasonal and spatial analysis results for severe fire years, namely 2006 and 2009, under El Niño conditions were as follows: the severest fire incidents for whole Kalimantan occurred in October in 2006 under the dri- est conditions in both Palangkaraya and Pontianak. The severest fires for the Mega Rice Project (MRP) area and its vi- cinity occurred in late September in 2009 under the driest conditions for Palangkaraya. Fire activities in the last 10-year in south Central Kalimantan were severe than other areas in Kalimantan. This may be explained by different dry condi- tions of peat. Namely, the peat in the southern part of Central Kalimantan could become dryer under the relatively longer dry season (about 3-month) compared with other areas (dry season in West Kalimantan is only 2/3-month). One of spatial analysis results clearly showed a so-called a fire belt shape arising from severe fires that occurred mainly on the southern coastal peatlands from West to Central Kalimantan in mid October in 2006.Scientific Research PublishingJournal Articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2115/57921https://eprints.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2115/57921/1/AJPS_2013032914552699.pdf2158-2742American Journal of Plant Sciences436856962013-03-29enginfo:doi/10.4236/ajps.2013.43A087http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.1/jp/publisher