Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal

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Main Author: Catry, F. X.
Publication Date: 2008
Other Authors: Rego, F. C., Moreira, F., Bação, Fernando
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Download full: https://doi.org/10.2495/FIVA080221
Summary: Catry, F. X., Rego, F. C., Moreira, F., & Bação, F. (2008). Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal: Fire initiation and resulting burned area. In Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Forest Fires (Vol. 119, pp. 213-221). WITPress. https://doi.org/10.2495/FIVA080221
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spelling Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in PortugalFire initiation and resulting burned areaFire ignitionGISLogistic regressionPortugalSpatial patternsWildfiresEnvironmental Science(all)Catry, F. X., Rego, F. C., Moreira, F., & Bação, F. (2008). Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal: Fire initiation and resulting burned area. In Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Forest Fires (Vol. 119, pp. 213-221). WITPress. https://doi.org/10.2495/FIVA080221According to the statistics Portugal has the highest density of wildfire ignitions among southern European countries. The ability to predict ignition occurrence constitutes an important tool for managers, helping to improve the effectiveness of fire prevention, detection and fire fighting resources allocation. In this study we used a database with information about 127 490 fire ignitions that occurred in Portugal during a five year period. We performed frequency analysis to characterize the occurrence of wildfire ignitions in relation to both human and environmental variables and compared the spatial patterns of ignitions which originated fires larger or smaller than 500 ha. We also used logistic regression models to predict the relative probability of ignition occurrence, as a function of the resulting fire size. Results show that fire ignitions are strongly related to human presence and activity, and that the spatial patterns of ignitions are different for larger or smaller wildfires. Larger wildfires started in areas with lower population density, more distant from the main roads and at higher elevations, when compared to smaller fires, and also started more frequently in shrublands and forested areas. The results obtained can be useful in decision making for fire danger management.WIT PressNOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS)RUNCatry, F. X.Rego, F. C.Moreira, F.Bação, Fernando2019-05-17T22:07:44Z2008-01-012008-01-01T00:00:00Zconference objectinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion9application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.2495/FIVA080221eng9781845641412PURE: 13209709http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=58849138409&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttps://doi.org/10.2495/FIVA080221info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T17:39:37Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/69957Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T17:10:48.241580Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal
Fire initiation and resulting burned area
title Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal
spellingShingle Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal
Catry, F. X.
Fire ignition
GIS
Logistic regression
Portugal
Spatial patterns
Wildfires
Environmental Science(all)
title_short Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal
title_full Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal
title_fullStr Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal
title_sort Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal
author Catry, F. X.
author_facet Catry, F. X.
Rego, F. C.
Moreira, F.
Bação, Fernando
author_role author
author2 Rego, F. C.
Moreira, F.
Bação, Fernando
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS)
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Catry, F. X.
Rego, F. C.
Moreira, F.
Bação, Fernando
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Fire ignition
GIS
Logistic regression
Portugal
Spatial patterns
Wildfires
Environmental Science(all)
topic Fire ignition
GIS
Logistic regression
Portugal
Spatial patterns
Wildfires
Environmental Science(all)
description Catry, F. X., Rego, F. C., Moreira, F., & Bação, F. (2008). Characterizing and modelling the spatial patterns of wildfire ignitions in Portugal: Fire initiation and resulting burned area. In Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Forest Fires (Vol. 119, pp. 213-221). WITPress. https://doi.org/10.2495/FIVA080221
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