Table 1 Fire classification defining criteria.
From: Spatial and temporal expansion of global wildland fire activity in response to climate change
Tr | MAP ≥ 10 ∙ Pthreshold & Tcold ≥ 18 °C |
Tr - ds | Pa ≥ 220 mm and Pmin ≤ 6 mm and Pm ≤ 90 mm |
Ar | MAP < 10 ∙ Pthreshold |
Ar - fl | Pa ≥ 220 mm & Tm ≥ 19.5 °C & Pm ≤ 60 mm if MAT < 18.5 °C, all months analysed if 18.5 °C ≤ MAT < 27.5 °C, months with 7 ≤ dmPmax ≤ 10 analysed if MAT ≥ 27.5 °C, months with 2 ≤ dmPmax ≤ 4 analysed |
Te | MAP ≥ 10 ∙ Pthreshold and Tcold < 18 °C & MAT ≥ 2 °C |
Te - dhs | Pa ≥ 220 mm and Pmin ≤ 13 mm and Tm ≥ 12 °C and Pm ≤ 42 mm |
Bo | MAP ≥ 10 ∙ Pthreshold and MAT < 2 °C |
Bo - hs | Pa ≥ 220 mm and Tmax > 15 °C and Tm ≥ 7 °C and Pm ≤ 67 mm |