Characterizing the rate of spread of large wildfires in emerging fire environments of northwestern Europe using visible infrared imaging radiometer suite active fire data

dc.contributor.authorCardil Forradellas, Adrián
dc.contributor.authorTapia, Víctor M.
dc.contributor.authorMonedero, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorQuiñones, Tomás
dc.contributor.authorLittle, Kerryn
dc.contributor.authorStoof, Cathelijne R.
dc.contributor.authorRamirez, Joaquín R
dc.contributor.authorMiguel Magaña, Sergio de
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-03T10:34:32Z
dc.date.available2023-02-03T10:34:32Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractIn recent years fires of greater magnitude have been documented throughout northwest Europe. With several climate projections indicating future increases in fire activity in this temperate area, it is imperative to identify the status of fire in this region. This study unravels unknowns about the state of the fire regime in northwest Europe by characterizing one of the key aspects of fire behavior, the rate of spread (ROS). Using an innovative approach to cluster Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) hotspots into fire perimeter isochrones to derive ROS, we identify the effects of land cover and season on the rate of spread of 102 landscape fires that occurred between 2012 and 2022. Results reveal significant differences between land cover types, and there is a clear peak of ROS and burned area in the months of March and April. Median ROS within these peak months is approximately 0.09 km h−1 during a 12 h overpass, and 66 % of the burned area occurs in this spring period. Heightened ROS and burned area values persist in the bordering months of February and May, suggesting that these months may present the extent of the main fire season in northwest Europe. Accurate data on ROS among the represented land cover types, as well as periods of peak activity, are essential for determining periods of elevated fire risk, the effectiveness of available suppression techniques, and appropriate mitigation strategies (land and fuel management).ca_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 860787 (PyroLife Innovative Training Network; https://pyrolife.lessonsonfire.eu/, last access: January 2023), a project in which a new generation of experts is trained in integrated fire managemenca_ES
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-361-2023
dc.identifier.issn1684-9981
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/85355
dc.language.isoengca_ES
dc.publisherEuropean Geosciences Unionca_ES
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-361-2023ca_ES
dc.relation.ispartofNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2023, vol. 23, núm. 1, p. 361–373ca_ES
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/860787/EU/PyroLifeca_ES
dc.rightscc-by (c) Cardil Forradellas et al., 2023ca_ES
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessca_ES
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.otherCanvis climàticsca_ES
dc.subject.otherBoscos--Conservacióca_ES
dc.subject.otherIncendis forestals--Prevenció i controlca_ES
dc.titleCharacterizing the rate of spread of large wildfires in emerging fire environments of northwestern Europe using visible infrared imaging radiometer suite active fire dataca_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleca_ES
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionca_ES
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