Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Fire Hotspot (Hotspot) and Weather Data
2.3. Analysis Methods
3. Results
3.1. Fire Distribution
3.2. Fire Months and Rainfall
3.3. Average Dry and Fire Season
3.4. Various Fire Weather Conditions
3.4.1. Rainfall and Fire in 2015 and 2021
3.4.2. Weather Conditions in 2015 and 2021
- Diurnal change of temperature and humidity
- 2.
- Diurnal change of wind speed and direction
3.4.3. Diurnal Weather Conditions on Second HSs Peak Day
3.5. Various Fire Related Index
4. Discussion
4.1. Fire Distribution
4.2. Fire Months and Rainfall
4.3. Average Dry and Fire Season
4.4. Various Fire Weather Conditions
4.5. Various Fire Related Index
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Date, Month, Year | Temperature | RH | Wind Speed | Wind Direction Change | Remarks | |||
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Highest | ΔT | Lowest | ΔRH | Highest | ΔWS | |||
12–22 September 2015 | 36.0 | 2.7 | 37.0 | −12.6 | 21.0 | 1.9 | (S)→SE | Figure 5a and Figure 6a |
12–22 September 2021 | 31.1 | 1.6 | 45.8 | −8.0 | 12.5 | 2.2 | SE→E | Figure 5b and Figure 6b |
Difference | 4.9 | 1.1 | −8.8 | −4.6 | 8.5 | −0.3 | ||
12 September 2015 | 37.0 | 2.7 | 30.0 | 14.2 | 28.0 | 3.4 | (SE)→E | Figure 7a,b |
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Usup, A.; Hayasaka, H. Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Fire 2023, 6, 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire6050182
Usup A, Hayasaka H. Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Fire. 2023; 6(5):182. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire6050182
Chicago/Turabian StyleUsup, Aswin, and Hiroshi Hayasaka. 2023. "Peatland Fire Weather Conditions in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia" Fire 6, no. 5: 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire6050182