The Portuguese Large Wildfire Spread database (PT-FireSprd)
Akli Benali,Nuno Guiomar,Hugo Gonçalves,Bernardo Mota,Fábio Silva,Paulo M. Fernandes,Carlos Mota,Alexandre Penha,João Santos,José M. C. Pereira,and Ana C. L. Sá
Centro de Estudos Florestais e Laboratório Associado TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portuga
MED – Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability, University of Évora-PM, Apartado 94, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
EaRSLab – Earth Remote Sensing Laboratory, University of Évora-CLV, Rua Romão Ramalho, 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal
IIFA – Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, University of Évora-PV, Largo Marquês de Marialva, Apartado 94, 7002-554 Évora, Portugal
Hugo Gonçalves
Força Especial de Proteção Civil, 2080-221 Almeirim,
Portugal
Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil,
2799-51 Carnaxide, Portugal
Bernardo Mota
National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Climate Earth Observation (CEO),
Hampton Rd. Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK
Fábio Silva
Força Especial de Proteção Civil, 2080-221 Almeirim,
Portugal
Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil,
2799-51 Carnaxide, Portugal
CITAB – Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias
Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto
Douro, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Carlos Mota
Força Especial de Proteção Civil, 2080-221 Almeirim,
Portugal
Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil,
2799-51 Carnaxide, Portugal
Alexandre Penha
Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil,
2799-51 Carnaxide, Portugal
João Santos
Força Especial de Proteção Civil, 2080-221 Almeirim,
Portugal
Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil,
2799-51 Carnaxide, Portugal
Centro de Estudos Florestais e Laboratório Associado TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portuga
Ana C. L. Sá
Centro de Estudos Florestais e Laboratório Associado TERRA, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portuga
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We reconstructed the spread of 80 large wildfires that burned recently in Portugal and calculated metrics that describe how wildfires behave, such as rate of spread, growth rate, and energy released. We describe the fire behaviour distribution using six percentile intervals that can be easily communicated to both research and management communities. The database will help improve our current knowledge on wildfire behaviour and support better decision making.
We reconstructed the spread of 80 large wildfires that burned recently in Portugal and...
