DETECTION OF THERMAL ANOMALIES AS A RESULT OF MILITARY ACTIONS IN UKRAINE BY REMOTE SENSING METHODS

Abstract

Wildfires are a problem all over the world. Plant and animal life are under threat of destruction. But this issue is especially relevant for Ukraine, where fires appear en masse throughout the country not only from weather factors but also from enemy shelling by the Russian army. In addition, there is the uncontrolled spread of fire to large areas of Ukraine due to limited access to emergency services. Because of hostilities, landmines, and the occupation of Ukrainian territory, Ukrainian rescuers and foresters are not always able to fully prevent and fight fires. To identify the facts of fires, and to determine the coordinates of fires that lead to large-scale fires in the specified conditions, space monitoring by methods of remote sensing of the Earth is effective. Using remote sensing data, the authors present a methodology for identifying thermal anomalies, the scale of fires, tracing the direction of their spread, etc. With the help of satellite monitoring are determined fires, and the causes of their occurrence makes it possible to predict further spread and assess the affected areas. The publication presents the results of research on the use of remote sensing data on determining the thermal anomalies, hotbeds, and fires, proposed approach to monitoring of natural areas of Ukraine. The temperature activity in and near the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve was determined.