%0 Journal Article
%T Recent Active Fires under El Niño Conditions in Kalimantan, Indonesia
%A Nina Yulianti
%A Hiroshi Hayasaka
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 685-696
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2013.43A087
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\">Analysis of
the most recent 10-year periods (2002 to 2011) of MODIS hotspots data (fires)
and precipitation in Palang</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">karaya and <st1:city w:st=\"on\">Pontianak</st1:city>
was carried out to identify seasonal and spatial fire occurrence in Kalimantan
under El Nino con</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">ditions, and to asses future forest condition in <st1:place w:st=\"on\">Kalimantan</st1:place>. 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 Nino conditions were as
follows: the severest fire incidents for whole Kalimantan occurred in October
in 2006 under the dri</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">est conditions in both Palangkaraya and <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Pontianak</st1:city></st1:place>. The severest
fires for the Mega Rice Project (MRP) area and its vi</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">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
<st1:place w:st=\"on\">Kalimantan</st1:place>. This may be explained by different
dry condi</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">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 <st1:place w:st=\"on\">West
 Kalimantan</st1:place> 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 <st1:place w:st=\"on\">Central Kalimantan</st1:place> in mid October in 2006.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><o:p></o:p></span> 
</p>
%K Dry Season
%K El Ni&#241
%K o
%K MODIS Hotspot
%K MRP
%K Peat Fire
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=29471