Accounting for fuel in fire danger forecasts: the fire occurrence probability index (FOPI)
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Abstract A new fire danger index is proposed to overcome one of the most important limitations current metrics. The occurrence probability (FOPI) combines Canadian weather (FWI) with remote observations vegetation characteristics better predict landscape flammability. FOPI designed improve predictions in all fuel-limited environments where driven by short-term drying intermittently-available fuel. considerably outperforms FWI arid biomes while remaining comparable fuel abundant.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Research Letters
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1748-9326']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acd2ee