• Characterization of Laboratory-Scale Fires Propagating Under the Effect of a Long-Term Retardant 

      Agueda Costafreda, Alba; Pastor Ferrer, Elsa; Pérez, Yolanda; Viegas, Domingo Xavier; Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia (2010)
      Article
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      Laboratory experiments were conducted in straw fuel beds in order to characterize the effect of a widely used long-term retardant on fire behavior under different conditions: no slope–no wind, upslope–no wind, and no ...
    • Experimental study of the emissivity of flames resulting from the combustion of forest fuels 

      Agueda Costafreda, Alba; Pastor Ferrer, Elsa; Pérez, Yolanda; Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia (2009-06)
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      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      Heat transfer by radiation is taken into account in most models that predict the propagation of forest fires. This heat transfer mechanism is normally formulated according to the Stefan–Boltzmann law in terms of flame ...
    • Large outdoor fires and the built environment: summary of kick-off workshop 

      Manzello, Samuel; McAllister, Sara; Suzuki, Sayaka; Blanchi, Raphaelle; Pastor Ferrer, Elsa; Ronchi, Enrico (2019-02-01)
      Report de recerca
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      The kickoff workshop of the new permanent working group, sponsored by the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), entitled Large Outdoor Fires and the Built Environment was held from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ...
    • Modelling hourly spatio-temporal PM2.5 concentration in wildfire scenarios using dynamic linear models 

      Sánchez Balseca, Joseph; Pérez Foguet, Agustí (2020-09)
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      Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 μm (PM2.5) is one of the main pollutants generated in wildfire events with negative impacts on human health. In research involving wildfires and air quality, it is common ...
    • On the key role of droughts in the dynamics of summer fires in Mediterranean Europe 

      Turco, Marco; Hardenberg, Jost von; AghaKouchak, Amir; Llasat, Maria C.; Provenzale, Antonello; Trigo, Ricardo M. (Nature Publishing Group, 2017-03-06)
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      Accés obert
      Summer fires frequently rage across Mediterranean Europe, often intensified by high temperatures and droughts. According to the state-of-the-art regional fire risk projections, in forthcoming decades climate effects are ...