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Η μετάδοση δασικών πυρκαγιών με καύτρες στην Ελλάδα

March 2014

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Miltiadis Athanasiou

Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA

Gavriil Xanthopoulos

Hellenic Agricultural Organization - "DIMITRA" - Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems

Στο παρόν άρθρο συσχετίζονται η απουσία, η εμφάνιση και η κλιμάκωση της έντασης του φαινομένου της κηλίδωσης (μετάδοση των δασικών πυρκαγιών με καύτρες) με τις επικρατούσες τιμές της σχετικής υγρασίας του αέρα, σε συνδυασμό με τους τύπους της βλάστησης όπου προσγειώνονται οι καύτρες. Τα ευρήματα προέκυψαν από την αξιοποίηση δείγματος 75 περιπτώσεων οι οποίες καταγράφηκαν στο πεδίο κατά την εξάπλωση πραγματικών δασικών πυρκαγιών, από το 2007 έως και το 2012 στην Ελλάδα.

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