Carlos da Camara (LSASAF/University of Lisbon) - An early warning system of meteorological fire danger over Europe
Competency Framework
WMO Satellite Skills
Description
Carlos da Camara addresses the application of remote sensing for the development of an early warning system for fire danger.
Content
In recent years, Europe has been affected by severe wildfires that are driven by vegetation stress and fire weather, and have severe impacts at social, economic and ecological levels. To assist fire managers and firefighters, the LSA SAF has developed an early warning fire danger system for Europe. The system relies on a set of regional models that provide forecasts of local meteorological fire danger based on statistical models of fire radiative power that use the so-called Fire Weather Index as a covariate. The rationale will be described in detail, and several case studies will be presented.