Wildfire spread, hazard and exposure metric raster grids for central Catalonia

Abstract

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We provide 40 m resolution wildfire spread, hazard and exposure metric raster grids for the 0.13 million ha fire-prone Bages County in central Catalonia (northeastern Spain) corresponding to node influence grid (NIG), crown fraction burned (CFB) and fire transmission to residential houses (TR). The fire spread and behavior data (NIG, CFB and fire perimeters) were generated with fire simulation modeling considering wildfire season extreme fire weather conditions (97th percentile). Moreover, CFB was also generated for prescribed fire (Rx) mild weather conditions. The TR smoothed grid was obtained with a geospatial analysis considering large fire perimeters and individual residential structures located within the study area. We made these raster grids available to assist in the optimization of wildfire risk management plans within the study area and mitigate potential losses from catastrophic events. Dades primàries associades a l'article http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/60357

We thank the Meteorological Service of Catalonia (METEOCAT) for providing automatic weather station data. This work was funded by a University of Lleida Research training fellowship granted to Fermín Alcasena