Improving the fire weather index system for peatlands using peat-specific hydrological input data

<p>The Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) system, even though originally developed and calibrated for an upland Jack pine forest, is used globally to estimate fire danger for any fire environment. However, for some environments, such as peatlands, the applicability of the FWI in its current for...

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Main Authors: J. Mortelmans, A. Felsberg, G. J. M. De Lannoy, S. Veraverbeke, R. D. Field, N. Andela, M. Bechtold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-02-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/445/2024/nhess-24-445-2024.pdf