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Tracking a Rangeland Fire With Infrasound Arrays
Geophysical Research LettersWe present the first infrasound analyses of a rangeland fire and demonstrate infrasound's potential in monitoring wildland fires. We recorded a prescribed fire in sagebrush steppe in cool, moist conditions, using eight infrasound arrays of diverse size ...
Jacob F. Anderson +3 more
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Wildland fire smoke and human health [PDF]
Science of The Total Environment, 2018 The natural cycle of landscape fire maintains the ecological health of the land, yet adverse health effects associated with exposure to emissions from wildfire produce public health and clinical challenges. Systematic reviews conclude that a positive association exists between exposure to wildfire smoke or wildfire particulate matter (PM2.5) and all ...
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Using extreme value analysis to enhance defendable space for fire fighters and residents
, 2012 While wildland fires (bushfires) are an anticipated event with each fire season, it is important that the extent of likely annual fire weather conditions and those of more extreme conditions are identified as part of community preparations for fire ...
Douglas, Grahame (S28919)
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Fire Detection And 3D Fire Propagation Estimation For The Protection Of Cultural Heritage Areas [PDF]
, 2010 Beyond taking precautionary measures to avoid a forest fire, early warning and immediate response to a fire breakout are the only ways to avoid great losses and environmental and cultural heritage damages.
Grammalidis, N. +8 more
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Mapping regional patterns of large forest fires in Wildland-Urban Interface areas in Europe.
Journal of Environmental Management, 2016 Over recent decades, Land Use and Cover Change (LUCC) trends in many regions of Europe have reconfigured the landscape structures around many urban areas.
S. Modugno +3 more
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Wildland Fires: Forest Service's Removal of Timber Burned by Wildland Fires [PDF]
, 2003 Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Wildland fires burned over 8 million acres during the 2000 wildfire season, making it one of the worst in the past 50 years.
United States. General Accounting Office.
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, 2016 Zimbabwe is among the most fire prone countries in Africa south of the Sahara. Annually over 1 million hectares of land are destroyed by wildland fires during the fire season which runs from July to November.
Luckson Chinamatira +2 more
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VertigOBurning vegetation is a usual practice by communities in tropical areas. Meanwhile in reference to burning standards, the utilitarian aspect of fire can be overthrown by a negative impact on ecosystems.
Bareremna Afelu +6 more
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FireWildland fires, including surface and crown fires, present significant challenges for ecosystems and forest management. Accurate fire modelling is crucial for risk assessment and mitigation strategies.
Mohamed Sharaf +3 more
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Atmosphere, 2019 The Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment (FASMEE) is designed to collect integrated observations from large wildland fires and provide evaluation datasets for new models and operational systems.
Susan Prichard +16 more
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