Summary of workshop large outdoor fires and the built environment

SL Manzello, R Blanchi, MJ Gollner, D Gorham… - Fire safety journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Large outdoor fires present a risk to the built environment. Wildfires that spread into
communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed …

Fire occurrences and greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

CA Silva, G Santilli, EE Sano, G Laneve - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work presents the dynamics of fire occurrences, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,
forest clearing, and degradation in the Brazilian Amazon during the period 2006–2019 …

Global Synthesis of Quantification of Fire Behaviour Characteristics in Forests and Shrublands: Recent Progress

MG Cruz, CM Hoffman, PM Fernandes - Current Forestry Reports, 2025 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The behaviour of wildland fires, namely their free spreading
nature, destructive energy fluxes and hazardous environment, make it a phenomenon …

Vulnerability of small forest patches to fire in the Paraiba do Sul River Valley, southeast Brazil: Implications for restoration of the Atlantic Forest biome

BJ Guedes, KG Massi, C Evers… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Atlantic Forest biome, a biodiversity hotspot historically threatened by
deforestation and human disturbance, has recently seen a net gain in native forest cover …

Empirical modeling of fire spread rate in no-wind and no-slope conditions

CG Rossa, PM Fernandes - Forest Science, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Fire spread rate in the absence of wind or slope is a function of fuel characteristics and a
reasonable surrogate for backfire spread, which is representative of relevant sections of …

[HTML][HTML] Equations to Predict Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Amazon Rainforest Fires

SM Gallup, B Ford, S Naus, JL Gallup, JR Pierce - Fire, 2024 - mdpi.com
Earth systems models (ESMs), which can simulate the complex feedbacks between climate
and fires, struggle to predict fires well for tropical rainforests. This study provides equations …

Thermal degradation of leaves from the Amazon rainforest litter considering non-structural, structural carbohydrates and lignin composition

P Bufacchi, WA Bizzo, MS Buckeridge… - Bioresource Technology …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work investigates the thermal degradation of leaves from the Amazon Rainforest litter,
which is currently unknown. It formulates innovative thermal degradation equations useful …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the effects of meteorology and land cover on fire growth in Peru using a novel difference equation model

H Podschwit, W Jolly, E Alvarado… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2023 - nhess.copernicus.org
Statistical analyses of wildfire growth are rarely undertaken, particularly in South America. In
this study, we describe a simple and intuitive difference equation model of wildfire growth …

Effects of fire danger indexes and land cover on fire growth in Peru

H Podschwit, W Jolly, E Alvarado, A Markos… - …, 2022 - egusphere.copernicus.org
Statistical analyses of wildfire growth are rarely undertaken, particularly in South America. In
this study, we describe a simple and intuitive difference equation model of wildfire growth …

Análise qualitativa do desmatamento na Floresta Amazônica a partir de sensores SAR, óptico e termal

CA Silva, G Santilli, EE Sano, SWP Rodrigues - 2019 - icts.unb.br
A mitigação de mudanças climáticas e preservação de ecossistemas depende da redução
do desmatamento e degradação de florestas tropicais. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar …