Essays about: "Fire probability"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Fire probability.
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1. Habitat use and activity patterns of three Eulemur species in the forest and restoration areas of Ranomafana and Ankafobe, Madagascar
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : Anthropogenic deforestation is a major threat to forest environments, as it leads to habitat loss and fragmentation. Many species suffer from these consequences due to reduced resource availability or connectivity. Forests in Madagascar have drastically been reduced in the past few centuries. READ MORE
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2. Reconstruction of Fire Spread with a Markov Random Field Mixture Model
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistikAbstract : This thesis revolves around reconstructing fire sizes for historical fires in Jämtgaveln, Sweden based on data of fire scars in trees. We propose a Hidden Markov Model (HMM), where the domain is divided into quadratic grid cells of 250 $\times$ 250 m and with these grid cells we associate a binary Markov random field taking values 0 or 1 corresponding to no fire and fire respectively. READ MORE
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3. Climate, Conflict, and Fire: Examining Correlations and Fire Indicators in Manisa and Diyarbakir, Turkey
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Climate issues are currently of attention in various contexts as changing climate factors affect us in many ways. One of these effects is the influence on the probability and frequency of fires, although other factors, especially anthropogenic ones, also play a role. READ MORE
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4. Fire insurance in Sweden from an individual owner’s perspective : a cost benefit analysis
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : Forest insurance is seen as a management tool for preventing losses in a business. 48 percent of the forest landscape are owned by Individual owners (IO´s) and are divided into 222 000 user units. A large share of them are insured today. READ MORE
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5. Fire Risk and Hazard Analysis of Lithium-Ion Battery Technologies in Underground Facilities: A Literature Review
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för BrandteknikAbstract : The past decades have seen an exponential growth of the lithium-ion battery (LIB) market as use of this high-energy storage has found applications in nearly every industry. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is interested in implementing this technology within their underground network and this literature review is intended to assist with addressing fire and safety concerns. READ MORE
