Amplification of wildfire area burnt by hydrological drought in the humid tropics

Muh Taufik (), Paul J. J. F. Torfs, Remko Uijlenhoet, Philip D. Jones, Daniel Murdiyarso and Henny A. J. Van Lanen
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Muh Taufik: Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University
Paul J. J. F. Torfs: Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University
Remko Uijlenhoet: Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University
Philip D. Jones: Climatic Research Unit, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
Daniel Murdiyarso: Bogor Agricultural University
Henny A. J. Van Lanen: Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 6, 428-431

Abstract: Predictions of fire-burnt areas are typically based on climate data. Including hydrological processes in models improves projections of burnt area in Borneo, with large wildfires clustered in years of hydrological drought associated with strong El Niño events.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3280

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