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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CTE-CRAE - Grup de Recerca en Ciències i Tecnologies de l'Espai
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RSLAB - Grup de Recerca en Teledetecció
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Chaparro Danon, David
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Vall-Llossera Ferran, Mercedes Magdalena
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Piles Guillem, Maria
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Camps Carmona, Adriano José
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Chaparro, D., Vall-llossera, M., Piles, M., Camps, A. Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula. A: IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. "2015 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium: proceedings: July 26–31, 2015: Milan, Italy". Milan: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015, p. 3325-3328.
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978-1-4799-7929-5
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https://hdl.handle.net/2117/84988
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10.1109/IGARSS.2015.7326530
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Fires are a concerning topic in Mediterranean areas. They are increasing in number and extension, probably due to the anomalous dry and hot conditions experienced in this region in the last decade. In this study, more than 2,000 fires that took place in the Iberian Peninsula (2010-2014) were analyzed. The new all-weather version of SMOS-derived soil moisture product at fine scale resolution, as well as ERA-Interim Skin Temperature datasets, were used. Soil moisture and temperature anomalies based in these datasets were computed and included in the database. These information allowed analyzing prior-to-fire conditions. Results reported that more than 70% of fires started under dry and hot conditions, and this percentage rose till 94% in the anomalous conditions prior to the biggest fires. A relation between soil moisture, temperature and burned area is found which could set the basis for a fire risk index based on SMOS data and temperature information.
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Peer Reviewed
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Postprint (published version)
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application/pdf
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
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http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=7326530
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Restricted access - publisher's policy
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Soil moisture--Measurement
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Skin temperature
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Sòls -- Humitat -- Mesurament
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Low soil moisture and high temperatures as indicators for forest fire occurrence and extent across the Iberian Peninsula
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Conference report
