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Analyzing seasonal patterns of wildfire exposure factors in Sardinia, Italy. (Articolo in rivista)

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Analyzing seasonal patterns of wildfire exposure factors in Sardinia, Italy. (Articolo in rivista) (literal)

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Salis, Michele; Ager, Alan A; Alcasena, Fermin J; Arca, Bachisio; Finney, Mark A; Pellizzaro, Grazia; Spano, Donatella (2014)
Analyzing seasonal patterns of wildfire exposure factors in Sardinia, Italy.
in Environmental monitoring and assessment (Dordr., Online); Springer International Publishing AG, Berlin (Germania)
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Salis, Michele; Ager, Alan A; Alcasena, Fermin J; Arca, Bachisio; Finney, Mark A; Pellizzaro, Grazia; Spano, Donatella (literal)

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Department of Science for Nature and Environmental Resources (DIPNET), University of Sassari, Via De Nicola 9, 07100, Sassari, Italy, miksalis@uniss.it Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), IAFENT Division, Via De Nicola 9, 07100, Sassari, Italy USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center, 3160 NE 3rd Street, Prineville, OR, 97754, USA National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Biometeorology (IBIMET), Traversa La Crucca 3, 07100, Sassari, Italy Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Highway 10 West, Missoula, MT, 59808, USA National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Biometeorology (IBIMET), Traversa La Crucca 3, 07100, Sassari, Italy Department of Science for Nature and Environmental Resources (DIPNET), University of Sassari, Via De Nicola 9, 07100, Sassari, Italy, miksalis@uniss.it Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), IAFENT Division, Via De Nicola 9, 07100, Sassari, Italy (literal)

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Analyzing seasonal patterns of wildfire exposure factors in Sardinia, Italy. (literal)

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In this paper, we applied landscape scale wildfire simulation modeling to explore the spatiotemporal patterns of wildfire likelihood and intensity in the island of Sardinia (Italy). We also performed wildfire exposure analysis for selected highly valued resources on the island to identify areas characterized by high risk. We observed substantial variation in burn probability, fire size, and flame length among time periods within the fire season, which starts in early June and ends in late September. Peak burn probability and flame length were observed in late July. We found that patterns of wildfire likelihood and intensity were mainly related to spatiotemporal variation in ignition locations, fuel moisture, and wind vectors. Our modeling approach allowed consideration of historical patterns of winds, ignition locations, and live and dead fuel moisture on fire exposure factors. The methodology proposed can be useful for analyzing potential wildfire risk and effects at landscape scale, evaluating historical changes and future trends in wildfire exposure, as well as for addressing and informing fuel management and risk mitigation issues. (literal)

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