Wildland fire typologies and extreme temperatures in NE Spain
Adrián Cardil , David Merenciano, Domingo Miguel Molina-Terrén
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages 9-14 (2016)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor1939-009
Published: Nov 01, 2016 - Copyright © 2016 SISEF
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Abstract
Understanding instrumental factors dealing with the development of large wildland fires is a need. Fire spread typologies and extreme temperature days were studied in the 1978-2012 period in Aragón (NE Spain). Temperature was examined at 850 hPa to characterize the low troposphere state and wildfires were grouped in three fire spread typologies: convective fires, wind-driven fires and topography-driven fires. The analysis of wildland fire propagation typologies revealed that convective fires burned the majority of total area burned, resulting in the larger and the most closely typology related to high temperature days (HTDs). Drought Code (DC) correlation with HTDs and wildland fire size was weak.
Keywords
Wildland Fire, Fire Spread Patterns, Forestry, Heat Waves, Climate Change
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David Merenciano
Domingo Miguel Molina-Terrén
School of Agrifood and Forestry Science and Engineering, University of Lleida (Spain)
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Cardil A, Merenciano D, Molina-Terrén DM (2016). Wildland fire typologies and extreme temperatures in NE Spain. iForest 10: 9-14. - doi: 10.3832/ifor1939-009
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Davide Ascoli
Paper history
Received: Dec 09, 2015
Accepted: Aug 16, 2016
First online: Nov 01, 2016
Publication Date: Feb 28, 2017
Publication Time: 2.57 months
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© SISEF - The Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology 2016
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