Forest fires in Spain. Situation overview and the interest in the types of weather for knowledge their frequency and risk of big forest fires

Authors

  • Casildo Ferreras Chasco Departamento de Anál isis Geográfico Regional y Geografía Física de Ia Uni versidad Complutense. Madrid. Espana.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_8_4

Keywords:

Forest fire hazards and risks, forest fires in Spain, weather types.

Abstract

The evolution and present situation and lines of research of forest fires in Spain are briefly shown with special attention on big fires (above 500 has) and the relation between weather characteristics and number of daily active fires and big fires is analysed. A good correlation between active fires and weather types is proved, but in the big fires this correlation is less closely related, because they may be also strongly dependent of other factors.

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Published

2001-09-15

Issue

No. 8 (2001)

Section

Articles

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