Fire weather index data under historical and shared socioeconomic pathway projections in the 6th phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project from 1850 to 2100

Quilcaille, Yann; Batibeniz, Fulden; Ribeiro, Andreia F. S.; Padrón, Ryan S.; Seneviratne, Sonia I.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2153-2023

Articles | Volume 15, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2153-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-2153-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 5

Data description paper

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30 May 2023

Data description paper |

| 30 May 2023

Fire weather index data under historical and shared socioeconomic pathway projections in the 6th phase of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project from 1850 to 2100

Yann Quilcaille, Fulden Batibeniz, Andreia F. S. Ribeiro, Ryan S. Padrón, and Sonia I. Seneviratne

Data sets

Fire weather index data under historical and SSP projections in CMIP6 from 1850 to 2100 Yann Quilcaille and Fulden Batibeniz https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000583391

Model code and software

Code associated with the publication "Fire weather index data under historical and SSP projections in CMIP6 from 1850 to 2100" (Version 1) Yann Quilcaille, Fulden Batibeniz, Andreia F. S. Ribeiro, Ryan S. Padrón, and Sonia I. Seneviratne https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7971275

Short summary

We present a new database of four annual fire weather indicators over 1850–2100 and over all land areas. In a 3°C warmer world with respect to preindustrial times, the mean fire weather would increase on average by at least 66% in both intensity and duration and even triple for 1-in-10-year events. The dataset is a freely available resource for fire danger studies and beyond, highlighting that the best course of action would require limiting global warming as much as possible.