Atmospheric conditions associated with the exceptional fire season of 2003 in Portugal

The summer of 2003 was characterised by exceptional warm weather in Europe, particularly during the first two weeks of August, when a devastating sequence of large fires was observed, reaching an amount of circa 450 000 ha, the largest figure ever recorded in Portugal in modern times. They were conc...

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Published in:	International journal of climatology Vol. 26; no. 13; pp. 1741 - 1757
Main Authors:	Trigo, Ricardo M., Pereira, José M. C., Pereira, MáRio G., Mota, Bernardo, Calado, Teresa J., Dacamara, Carlos C., Santo, Fátima E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 15.11.2006 Wiley
Subjects:	Applied climatology Bgi / Prodig Climatology Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology External geophysics heatwave Meteorology NOAA‐AVHRR Physical geography Portugal temperature extremes wildfire Iberian Peninsula Southern Europe Portugal Europe Relative humidity Climatology NOAA satellite heatwave Summer Surface temperature Portugal Atmospheric temperature temperature extremes 2003 wildfire NOAA-AVHRR Meteorological observation Wind field Europe Space remote sensing Time series Satellite observation Hydrometeorology Spatial distribution Analysis of meteorological field Synoptic scale extreme value Heat wave Observation data Vegetation fire Thermal imaging Forest fire Natural hazards Drought Applied climatology Climatic event
ISSN:	0899-8418, 1097-0088
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