A data-driven approach to assess large fire size generation in Greece

Ioannis Mitsopoulos () and Giorgos Mallinis
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Ioannis Mitsopoulos: c/o Freiburg University
Giorgos Mallinis: Democritus University of Thrace

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2017, vol. 88, issue 3, No 14, 1607 pages

Abstract: Abstract Identifying factors and drivers which control large fire size generation is critical for planning fire management activities. This study attempts to determine the role of fire suppression tactics and behavior, weather, topography and landscape features on two different datasets of large fire size (500–1000 ha) and very large fire size (>1000 ha) compared to two datasets of small fire size (

Keywords: Large fires; Fire management; Machine learning; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-017-2934-z

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