Abstract

The paper presents the results on the study of the possible application of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index and the Modified Angstrom Index in forest fire risk assessments. The daily values of these indices for the period 2005-2015 were related to the forest fire database. It was found that there is a relatively weak to moderate correlation between forest fires and the values of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index. In order to improve the wildfire risk assessments (including forest fires), the index was modified. The modified index has a significantly greater correlation with the actual events of forest fires and consequently a much wider application in southern Serbia. The modified index can be of great importance in the future concepts of forest fire risk management.

Details

Title
Development of a national index for the purpose of forest fire risk assessments on the example of southern Serbia
Author
Ratknić, Tatjana M; Ratknić, Mihailo B; Rakonjac, Nikola Lj; Živanović, Ivana M; Poduška, Zoran B
Pages
3307-3316
Section
Original Scientific Papers
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia
ISSN
0354-9836
e-ISSN
2334-7163
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2429070948
Copyright
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