Drivers of extreme burnt area in Portugal: fire weather and vegetation

<p>Fire weather indices are used to assess the effect of weather on wildfire behaviour and to support fire management. Previous studies identified the high daily severity rating percentile (DSRp) as being strongly related to the total burnt area (BA) in Portugal, but it is still poorly underst...

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Main Authors: T. Calheiros, A. Benali, M. Pereira, J. Silva, J. Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-12-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/4019/2022/nhess-22-4019-2022.pdf