Lightning-ignited wildfires and long continuing current lightning in the Mediterranean Basin: preferential meteorological conditions
<p>Lightning is the major cause of the natural ignition of wildfires worldwide and produces the largest wildfires in some regions. Lightning strokes produce about 5 % of forest fires in the Mediterranean Basin and are one of the most important precursors of the largest forest fires during the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2021-12-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/21/17529/2021/acp-21-17529-2021.pdf |