Assessment of the recurrence interval of wildfires in mainland Portugal and the identification of affected LUC patterns

Assessment of the recurrence interval of wildfires in mainland Portugal and the identification of affected LUC patterns

Wildfires are responsible for major land use and land cover (LUC) changes. These events are frequent and catastrophic in Portugal and are responsible for great damage and loss of human life. In this study, a map to assess the probability of wildfire occurrence (PWO) in mainland Portugal was created...

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Main Authors: Bruno M. Meneses, Eusébio Reis, Rui Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Maps
Subjects:
Wildfires
occurrence probability
return interval
LUC patterns
mainland Portugal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2018.1454351

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2018.1454351

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