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Information - IS35 - NH8.5/AS4.03/CL48 Wildfires, Weather and Climate (co-organized by NH, AS & CL; co-listed in GM & SSS)
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This session will focus on the impact of atmospheric circulation on wildfires for different climates of the world, from the equatorial/tropical region to mid and high-latitudes.
The session will be concentrated on both (i) weather and (ii) climate/climate change, and their influence on wildfire activity. We welcome all submissions related to wildfires, weather and climate, but are particularly interested in the following:
(i) The relation between equatorial/tropical weather systems, monsoons, El Niņo and wildfires, particularly in Africa, Brazil, Indonesia and Australia.
(ii) The impact played by large-scale teleconnection patterns (e.g. NAO, PNA, PDO) in terms of the monthly and seasonal scales on mid-latitude wildfire activity in the the USA, Canada and Europe.
(iii) The impact of recent meteorological extreme events, namely heatwaves and droughts, in large wildfires in California and the Mediterranean countries (e.g. Portugal [2003], Spain [2005], France, Italy [2007], Greece [2007], California [2007]).
(iv) Possible changes of global and regional wildfire characteristics as a consequence of climate change.
This session is particularly devoted to synoptic and large scale studies (diagnosis/modeling); therefore, fire propagation models or similar applications that are applicable to only a local scale are out of the scope of the session.
We foresee a lively oral and poster session and look forward to your submissions on wildfires, weather and climate.
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