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Identification and analysis of temporal and spatial patterns of wildfires caused by lightning in the region of Murcia (southeast Spain): period 2000-2020
| Resumo: | This study analyses various elements that have enabled the identification of a sequence of temporal and spatial patterns associated with wildfires caused by lightning in the Region of Murcia between 2000 and 2020.The result has been to establish a relationship between lightning-induced fires and a series of temporal patterns from the point of view of trends within the period, namely interannual, monthly, fortnightly and hourly trends. A series of spatial patterns was also involved, from the point of view of their geographical location, altitude, slope, orientation, fuel model, plant communities, moisture content of fine plant material, meteorological conditions, bioclimatic floor, edaphology, lithology, and the electrical intensity (kiloamperes) of the lightning. The research analysed the data provided by the UDIF (Unidad de Defensa contra Incendios Forestales de la Region of Murcia/Forest Fire Defence Unit), obtained from the reports by the environmental agents who collected the information. It is concluded that the distribution of wildfires caused by lightning is not random, and the risk of simultaneous fires resulting from electrical discharges caused by storms means that this natural phenomenon must be considered by environmental authorities and managers. |
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| Autores principais: | García Marín, Ramón |
| Outros Autores: | López-Sandoval, Miguel Ãngel |
| Assunto: | Riesgo natural análisis de tendencias variabilidad probabilidad modelo predictivo Natural hazard temporal and spatial trend analysis variability probability predictive model Riesgo natural análisis de tendencias varabilidad probabilidad modelo predictivo |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra |
| Idioma: | espanhol |
| Origem: | Territorium |
| Resumo: | This study analyses various elements that have enabled the identification of a sequence of temporal and spatial patterns associated with wildfires caused by lightning in the Region of Murcia between 2000 and 2020.The result has been to establish a relationship between lightning-induced fires and a series of temporal patterns from the point of view of trends within the period, namely interannual, monthly, fortnightly and hourly trends. A series of spatial patterns was also involved, from the point of view of their geographical location, altitude, slope, orientation, fuel model, plant communities, moisture content of fine plant material, meteorological conditions, bioclimatic floor, edaphology, lithology, and the electrical intensity (kiloamperes) of the lightning. The research analysed the data provided by the UDIF (Unidad de Defensa contra Incendios Forestales de la Region of Murcia/Forest Fire Defence Unit), obtained from the reports by the environmental agents who collected the information. It is concluded that the distribution of wildfires caused by lightning is not random, and the risk of simultaneous fires resulting from electrical discharges caused by storms means that this natural phenomenon must be considered by environmental authorities and managers. |
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