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5 - Conclusions
Effects of fire on surface energy fluxes in a Central Spain Mediterranean forest 149
In this work we focus on a mediterranean forest area affected by a fire in
the summer of 2001, located in a central Spain region. The effect of the
fire on the energy flux regimen is analysed, using high resolution satellite
imagery, over two different ecosystems, a pines area and a shrublands area.
Maps of the different fluxes are created for each one of the 5 Landsat 5-TM
images. Validation with ground measurements shows relative errors of 6,
12, 20, and 30% for R n ,G, H, and LE, respectively. The effect of the fire in
the shrubland test site is negligible after 6 years. However, in the forested
test site, an increase in H over the 150 W m -2 , and a decrease in LE over
250 W m -2 , still remain around midday.
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Acknowledgements
This work was financed by the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry
(Project CGL2007-64666/CLI and Juan de la Cierva contract of J.M.
Sánchez), and the JCCM (project ECOFLUX II, Ref: PCC08-0109).