Analysis of Fire Severity Maps of Mediterranean Fires in Turkey and Co Concentration into Atmosphere Using Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-5p Satellite Data on Gee Cloud Platform

In this study, forest fires in the Mediterranean region of Turkey between July 28, 2021, and August 11, 2021, were investigated. Burning severity maps were produced with the difference normalised burned ratio index over Sentinel-2 images on the Google Earth Engine cloud platform. The burned areas were calculated based on the determined burning severity degrees. Vegetation density losses in burned areas were analysed using the normalised difference vegetation index time series. The post-fire concentration of Carbon Monoxide gas was determined using the Sentinel-5P satellite data. Among the burned areas, the district most affected by the fire was Manavgat, with 57,828.38 ha. The least affected area was identified as Marmaris, with 10,583.96 ha. This study revealed that remote sensing techniques could rapidly analyse, grade, and evaluate forest fires. It has also shown that the Google Earth Engine can be used as a unique tool for reliable damage detection and environmental impacts of fires in different parts of the world on a global scale