Ignition of forest fires caused by lightning in Portugal from 1996 to 2008

Authors

  • Lilian Pugnet NICIF – Núcleo de Investigação Científica de Incêndios Florestais
  • Luciano Lourenço Departamento de Geografia da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra
  • João Rocha NICIF – Núcleo de Investigação Científica de Incêndios Florestais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_17_6

Keywords:

Forest fire, natural hazard, lightning ignition, spatial analysis, weather conditions

Abstract

A study of lightning-caused fire is presented for Portugal for the period 1996-2008. Based on records of all the lightning caused fire, monthly and yearly trends have been made, in addition to spatial analysis. Data about fire have been crossed with the lightning activity and the weather conditions. The mean monthly variation shows maximum lightning activity between May and September, while minimum values are observed in January and December. There is a strong relationship between lightning activity and lightning-caused fire distribution.

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Published

2010-08-10

Issue

No. 17 (2010): Risks, Society and Safety

Section

Articles

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