Long-term temporal changes in the occurrence of a high forest fire danger in Finland

Climate variation and change influence several ecosystem components including forest fires. To examine long-term temporal variations of forest fire danger, a fire danger day (FDD) model was developed. Using mean temperature and total precipitation of the Finnish wildfire season (June–August), the mo...

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Main Authors: H. M. Mäkelä, M. Laapas, A. Venäläinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/2591/2012/nhess-12-2591-2012.pdf