Essays about: "fire weather"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words fire weather.

  1. 1. Beständigheten hos brandimpregnerat trä

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Filip Engström; Hannes Psajd; [2024]
    Keywords : Fire retardant treated wood; ISO 5660–1; Permanence; Euroclass; Cone Calorimeter; ConeTools; Infrared spectroscopy; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This report explores the properties of fire-retardant treated wood. This report has investigated the permanence for this material as well as seeing if the process of accelerated aging, which are used to determine the life span of the material, can be comparable to natural aging. READ MORE

  3. 2. Where there is road, there is fire (influence): An exploratory study on the influence of roads in the spatial patterns of Swedish wildfires of 2018

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Gabriel Romeo Ferriols Pavico; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Wildfire; Fire Spatial Patterns; Road; Conformity; FWI; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the Swedish wildfire season of 2018, when the country incurred ten times more than the average burnt area that occurred in previous years. The study aims to address a broad research question: Do roads influence the size of the burned area? This study fills the gap in research on the effects of roads in the spatial patterns of wildfires. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wildfire growth modelling in Sweden - a suitability assessment of available data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Henrik Hagelin; [2023]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Geographic Information Science; Physical geography; Prometheus; WiSE-FASS; The 2014 Västmanland wildfire; Wildfire growth modelling; Wildfire suppression support; Wildfire behaviour; MESAN; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Wildfires are worldwide problems that stress societies by damaging their economies and they cause serious, sometimes fatal, health implications among the populations. In recent years, the rate of wildfire occurrence has increased as the global average temperature has risen. Because of global climate change, this rate is expected to continue rising. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exploring the factors affecting tree establishment after wildfire in a boreal forest in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Robert Pim; [2023]
    Keywords : tree regeneration; tree establishment; wildfire; boreal forests; disturbance; sapling regeneration; generalized linear mixed models;

    Abstract : The factors affecting tree establishment in boreal forests after fire will help determine the community composition of the regenerating forest. These may have large consequences on the community dynamics for years after the fire disturbance. READ MORE

  6. 5. In the Line of Fire: A Study of Market Efficiency in the Context of Wildfires and Stock Market Reactions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Isak Kristoffersson; Markus Lind; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate Disaster Events; Wildfires; Fire Weather Index; Fire Severity Rating; Efficient Market Hypothesis;

    Abstract : Climate research finds that climate change and raising global temperatures increase the risk and severity of wildfires. However, the impact varies substantially based on geographical location and causes a dispersion in wildfire trends. READ MORE