SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE HAINES INDEX FOR MINAS GERAIS BY ANALYSIS OF AVERAGE ATMOSPHERE

Authors

  • Carlos Fernando Lemos
  • Flávio Barbosa Justino
  • Luiz Cláudio Costa
  • John Edmund Lewis Maddock

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21206/rbas.v2i1.68

Abstract

Wildfire is responsible for financial costs and environmental degradation. This study evaluates the areas of fire risk based on Haines Index (IH) in September of 2003, as compared to the 1968-1995 climatology. September is the most critical month for wildfires. The evaluation is based on the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis (National Center for Environmental Prediction/National Center for Atmospheric Research). The results demonstrate that the Haines index was able to reproduce the areas with highest incidence of fire. In this the index has showed that the atmosphere was more susceptible to fire development in September of 2003 as compared to the climatology. This survey will help you manage the critical areas and strategic decision-making for fire control in the State of Minas Gerais.

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Published

2012-07-01

How to Cite

Carlos Fernando Lemos, Flávio Barbosa Justino, Luiz Cláudio Costa, & John Edmund Lewis Maddock. (2012). SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE HAINES INDEX FOR MINAS GERAIS BY ANALYSIS OF AVERAGE ATMOSPHERE . Brazilian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.21206/rbas.v2i1.68

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VOLUME 2, NÚMERO 1, JULHO DE 2012

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