Modelling forest vulnerability to wildfire in British Columbia.

模拟不列颠哥伦比亚省森林对野火的脆弱性。

• 批准号: NE/X007871/1
• 负责人: Alistair Jump
• 金额: $ 1.34万
• 依托单位: University of Stirling
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE%2FX007871%2F1
• 关键词: Modelling; forest; vulnerability; wildfire; British

NERC : Catherine Mercer: NE/S007431/1 The severity of future wildfires is expected to increase due to climate change, with societal and ecological consequences. My project aims to understand the drivers of the Sparks Lake fire that burned 95,980 hectares to the north of Kamloops (British Columbia, Canada) in 2021. First, I will quantify burn severity of the Sparks Lake fire using satellite imagery and field observations. I will then use statistical modelling approaches to determine the effect that vegetation type, weather and topography had in driving the fires burn severity. The results will contribute to knowledge that will allow for better informed management decisions of forests that are likely to be vulnerable to severe fire in future and will be published in a scientific journal. Field and computational skills I gain from the placement will be applied to my PhD and the networking opportunities it provides will be essential to my future academic career.

NERC: Catherine Mercer: NE/S007431/1由于气候变化，未来野火的严重程度预计会增加，并带来社会和生态后果。我的项目旨在了解2021年在坎卢普斯（加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省）北部烧毁95,980公顷土地的火花湖火灾的驱动因素。首先，我会用卫星图像和实地观测来量化斯帕克斯湖大火的烧伤程度。然后，我将使用统计建模方法来确定植被类型、天气和地形在驱动火灾燃烧严重程度方面的影响。研究结果将有助于提供知识，使人们能够对未来可能易受严重火灾影响的森林作出更明智的管理决策，研究结果将发表在一份科学杂志上。我从实习中获得的领域和计算技能将应用于我的博士学位，它提供的网络机会将对我未来的学术生涯至关重要。