Jonas Mortelmans
@jmortelmans.bsky.social
PhD Researcher | KU Leuven | Wildfires 🔥 | Peatlands 🌿 | Lightning ⚡
A huge thank you to the incredible team! @michelbechtold.bsky.social
Also many thanks to @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social for funding our research and the Storage4Climate project for the use of @vschpc.bsky.social making this possible
Also many thanks to @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social for funding our research and the Storage4Climate project for the use of @vschpc.bsky.social making this possible
February 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A huge thank you to the incredible team! @michelbechtold.bsky.social
Also many thanks to @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social for funding our research and the Storage4Climate project for the use of @vschpc.bsky.social making this possible
Also many thanks to @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social for funding our research and the Storage4Climate project for the use of @vschpc.bsky.social making this possible
✅ Including information on deeper soil layers (DC or groundwater) is crucial for an accurate fire danger assessment.
📃 Read the full paper published in International Journal of Wildland Fire: doi.org/10.1071/WF24...
📃 Read the full paper published in International Journal of Wildland Fire: doi.org/10.1071/WF24...
Using hydrological modelling to improve the Fire Weather Index system over tropical peatlands of peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo
Background Tropical peatland fires contribute to global carbon emissions and air pollution.Aims Enhance the globally used Canadian Fire Weather Index (FWI) system specifically over drained and undrain...
doi.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
✅ Including information on deeper soil layers (DC or groundwater) is crucial for an accurate fire danger assessment.
📃 Read the full paper published in International Journal of Wildland Fire: doi.org/10.1071/WF24...
📃 Read the full paper published in International Journal of Wildland Fire: doi.org/10.1071/WF24...
🔎 Our key findings:
✅ For undrained peatlands, FWIpeat explains fire occurrence better than the original FWI, but the Drought Code (DC) is still superior.
✅ For drained peatlands, FWIpeat and DC show a similar performance, both outperforming the original FWI.
✅ For undrained peatlands, FWIpeat explains fire occurrence better than the original FWI, but the Drought Code (DC) is still superior.
✅ For drained peatlands, FWIpeat and DC show a similar performance, both outperforming the original FWI.
February 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🔎 Our key findings:
✅ For undrained peatlands, FWIpeat explains fire occurrence better than the original FWI, but the Drought Code (DC) is still superior.
✅ For drained peatlands, FWIpeat and DC show a similar performance, both outperforming the original FWI.
✅ For undrained peatlands, FWIpeat explains fire occurrence better than the original FWI, but the Drought Code (DC) is still superior.
✅ For drained peatlands, FWIpeat and DC show a similar performance, both outperforming the original FWI.