Meteorological Analysis of the 2021 Extreme Wildfires in Greece: Lessons Learned and Implications for Early Warning of the Potential for Pyroconvection
The 2021 fire season in Greece was the worst of the past 13 years, resulting in more than 130,000 ha of burnt area, with about 70% consumed by five wildfires that ignited and spread in early August. Common to these wildfires was the occurrence of violent pyroconvection. This work presents a meteorol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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Series: | Atmosphere |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/3/475 |