Analysis of forest fires in Portugal and ICRIF assessment (Forest Fire Risk Combined Index)

Authors

  • Bugalho Lourdes Instituto de Meteorologia, Lisboa
  • Luís Pessanha Instituto de Meteorologia, Lisboa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_16_15

Keywords:

Forest fire, forest fire risk index.

Abstract

Forest fires are one of the most important natural disasters affecting Portugal, especially over the Summer time with enormous direct economical impacts and also, by the indirect consequences of introducing fast changes on the land cover. The Portuguese Meteorological Institute (IM) produces a Forest Fire Risk Index, the ICRIF, combining meteorological conditions, vegetation status and structural risk information. The reprocessing of 10 year of ICRIF is analysed together with the statistical classification of burned forest areas, in order to assess the quality of ICRIF results.

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Published

2009-08-12

Issue

No. 16 (2009)

Section

Articles

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