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3 datasets found

  • Fire Weather Index for Hydrological Bavaria from 1980-2099 derived from the 50 member CRCM5-LE

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    This dataset contains the Fire Weather Index for Hydrological Bavaria from 1980 - 2099 as stated in the paper "Climate change impacts on regional fire weather in heterogeneous...

    Last updated: December 22, 2023

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    • climate-indicators
    • indicator-values
    • forest-fire
    • mountains
    • meteorological-data
    • climate
    • european-alps
    • fire
    • climate-change
    • europe
  • Database on holdover time of lightning-ignited wildfires

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    This database contains open, harmonized, and ready-to-use global data on holdover time. Holdover time is defined as the time between lightning-induced fire ignition and fire...

    Last updated: March 26, 2025

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    • database
    • holdover
    • smouldering
    • zenodo
    • lightning-location-system
    • forest-fire
  • Experts survey protective forest and combined extremes in Val Mesolcina

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    This dataset contains the results of a case study analysing the potential impacts of a compound meteorological extreme event on the protective forest in the Val Mesolcina. These...

    Last updated: October 2, 2023

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    • protective-effect
    • compound-events
    • natural-hazards
    • drought
    • forest-fire
    • bark-beetles
    • protection-forest
    • extreme-events