Inverse modelling in wildfire spread forecasting: towards a data-driven system
Oriol Rios Rubiras
Abstract:Wildfires are an ecological phenomenon inherent to earth dynamics and widely spread over the globe. In addition to the environmental impact, when wildfires grow beyond controllable magnitudes, they pose a principal threat to human lives and properties. On many countries, the rural abandonment of last decades, the forest continuity growth and the Wildland Urban Interface increase are exposing entire communities and rendering them vulnerable to a major fire event. Coupled together with a global warming that seem… Show more
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