Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Peatland fires in Central Kalimantan emit thick smoke and large amounts of greenhouse gases and have an impact on the environment globally, but studies on fire weather have not been carried out due to lack of diurnal weather data. The aim of this study is to identify the fire weather conditions duri...
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| description | Peatland fires in Central Kalimantan emit thick smoke and large amounts of greenhouse gases and have an impact on the environment globally, but studies on fire weather have not been carried out due to lack of diurnal weather data. The aim of this study is to identify the fire weather conditions during active fires that is needed to mitigate future occurrences of peat fires in Indonesia. The available diurnal weather data was used to analyze the fire weather conditions. Based on meteorological data on active fires (11 days), there was a significant increase in air temperature due to the sea breeze that started blowing in the morning. The average values for the 11-day period around 15:00 are a maximum air temperature of 36 °C, minimum humidity of 37%, wind speed of 21 km h<sup>−1</sup>, and a rate of increase of 2.7 °C h<sup>−1</sup> from 8:00. The difference in sea and land temperatures causes strong winds to blow and triggers an increase in land temperatures. The results of this report can help predict fire activity at high temperatures in the future based on global warming predictions made by other researchers. The rapid rate of increase in air temperature from the morning will be useful in anticipating fires in Central Indonesia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-170984daaf564211bee54f5cb1ed489a2023-11-18T01:18:55ZengMDPI AGFire2571-62552023-04-016518210.3390/fire6050182Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, IndonesiaAswin Usup0Hiroshi Hayasaka1Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palangka Raya, Palangka Raya City 74874, IndonesiaArctic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 0010021, JapanPeatland fires in Central Kalimantan emit thick smoke and large amounts of greenhouse gases and have an impact on the environment globally, but studies on fire weather have not been carried out due to lack of diurnal weather data. The aim of this study is to identify the fire weather conditions during active fires that is needed to mitigate future occurrences of peat fires in Indonesia. The available diurnal weather data was used to analyze the fire weather conditions. Based on meteorological data on active fires (11 days), there was a significant increase in air temperature due to the sea breeze that started blowing in the morning. The average values for the 11-day period around 15:00 are a maximum air temperature of 36 °C, minimum humidity of 37%, wind speed of 21 km h<sup>−1</sup>, and a rate of increase of 2.7 °C h<sup>−1</sup> from 8:00. The difference in sea and land temperatures causes strong winds to blow and triggers an increase in land temperatures. The results of this report can help predict fire activity at high temperatures in the future based on global warming predictions made by other researchers. The rapid rate of increase in air temperature from the morning will be useful in anticipating fires in Central Indonesia.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/5/182peatland firesdiurnal weather conditionsoutgoing longwave radiation (OLR)sea breezeEl Niño-southern oscillation (ENSO)Mega Rice Project (MRP) |
| spellingShingle | Aswin Usup Hiroshi Hayasaka Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Fire peatland fires diurnal weather conditions outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) sea breeze El Niño-southern oscillation (ENSO) Mega Rice Project (MRP) |
| title | Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_full | Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_short | Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_sort | peatland fire weather conditions in central kalimantan indonesia |
| topic | peatland fires diurnal weather conditions outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) sea breeze El Niño-southern oscillation (ENSO) Mega Rice Project (MRP) |
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