Enhancing the fire weather index with atmospheric instability information

The Fire Weather Index (FWI) is widely used to assess the meteorological fire danger in several ecosystems worldwide. One shortcoming of the FWI is that only surface weather conditions are considered, despite the important role often played by atmospheric instability in the development of very large...

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Main Authors: Miguel M Pinto, Carlos C DaCamara, Alexandra Hurduc, Ricardo M Trigo, Isabel F Trigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab9e22