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Using Meteorological Early Warning System (MEUS) and Meteorological Indices for Assessment of Manavgat Forest Fires Occurred in Turkiye July-August 2021

Volume: 9 Number: 1 June 30, 2023
Gülten Çamalan , Sercan Akıl , Muhammet Ali Pekin *
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Using Meteorological Early Warning System (MEUS) and Meteorological Indices for Assessment of Manavgat Forest Fires Occurred in Turkiye July-August 2021

Abstract

Forest fires are one of the natural disasters that severely affect ecosystems, damage property and threat human life. An early warning system helps people respond to dangers promptly and appropriately. In the scope of this study, the forest fires occurred in Manavgat province of Antalya in Turkiye between 28 July 2021 and 6 August 2021 was analyzed using the meteorological early warning system (MEUS), which is developed by the Turkish State Meteorology Service. The performance of the model products was assessed and the association between the weather conditions in the region and the forest fire was evaluated. To examine the synoptic models, hourly meteorological data and MEUS warnings data were obtained two days before the Manavgat forest fire, and the probabilities generated by the meteorological variables that may be effective in the preparation of fire conditions in the region were evaluated in the study.

Keywords

Forest fires , extreme temperature , early warning , MEUS , Manavgat

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Early Pub Date

June 28, 2023

Publication Date

June 30, 2023

Submission Date

April 28, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 20, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 9 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.33904/ejfe.1288070

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA53CE85XJ

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APA
Çamalan, G., Akıl, S., & Pekin, M. A. (2023). Using Meteorological Early Warning System (MEUS) and Meteorological Indices for Assessment of Manavgat Forest Fires Occurred in Turkiye July-August 2021. European Journal of Forest Engineering, 9(1), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.33904/ejfe.1288070

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