Calculation of forest biomass indices as a tool to fight forest fires

被引：7

作者：

Núñez-Regueira, L ^{[1
]}

Rodríguez-Añón, JA ^{[1
]}

Proupín-Castiñeiras, J ^{[1
]}

Núñez-Fernández, O ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Santiago de Compostela, Res Grp TERBIPROMAT, Dept Appl Phys, Fac Phys, Santiago De Compostela 15706, Spain

来源：

THERMOCHIMICA ACTA | 2001年 / 378卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

forest fires; calorific values; flammability; bioclimatic diagram; xyloenergy; risk index;

D O I：

10.1016/S0040-6031(01)00591-3

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Wildfires are mainly responsible for economical and ecological disasters both in forests and forest resources all over the world. In this article, we report a method which allows the calculation of risk indices to be used in campaigns designed for preventing and/or fighting forest fires. The method is based on the determination of calorific values using a static bomb calorimeter in oxygen atmosphere following the procedure given by Hubbard et al. [in: F.D. Rossini (Ed.), Experimental Thermochemistry, Interscience Publishers, New York, 1956, p. 5] and flammabilities using the method proposed by Valette [Documentos del seminario sobre metodos y equipos para la prevencion de incendios forestales, ICONA, Madrid, 1988]. A combined study of thermochemical data and bioclimatic parameters allowed the calculation of risk indices for the different species making up the forest vegetation of a zone situated in the coast of Galicia (NW Spain). These risk indices can be presented in the form of maps and, thus, be used to prevent and/or fight forest fires. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：9 / 25

页数：17

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