Calibration of the Fire Weather Index over Mediterranean Europe based on fire activity retrieved from MSG satellite imagery

Here we present a procedure that allows the operational generation of daily maps of fire danger over Mediterranean Europe. These are based on integrated use of vegetation cover maps, weather data and fire activity as detected by remote sensing from space. The study covers the period of July–August 2...

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Published in:	International journal of wildland fire Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 945 - 958
Main Authors:	DaCamara, Carlos C, Calado, Teresa J, Ermida, Sofia L, Trigo, Isabel F, Amraoui, Malik, Turkman, Kamil F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Roslyn CSIRO Publishing 01.01.2014 CSIRO
Subjects:	Europe fire hazard Fire hazards Fire prevention fire weather Forest & brush fires Information systems Meteorological data Meteorological satellites Parameters Remote sensing risk Satellite imagery Satellites Statistical models Surface analysis (chemical) Upper class Vegetation Vegetation cover Weather Wildfires wildland fire management Europe Portugal MED ANE, Europe
ISSN:	1049-8001, 1448-5516
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