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Model description paper
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Model description paper |
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A global behavioural model of human fire use and management: WHAM! v1.0
The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment, and Society, Imperial College London, SB7 2BX, London, UK
Department of Geography, King's College London, WC2B 4BG, London, UK
Matthew Kasoar
The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment, and Society, Imperial College London, SB7 2BX, London, UK
Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK
Apostolos Voulgarakis
The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment, and Society, Imperial College London, SB7 2BX, London, UK
Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, UK
Atmospheric Environment and Climate Change Laboratory, Technical University of Crete, Kounoupidiana, 73100, Greece
Cathy Smith
The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment, and Society, Imperial College London, SB7 2BX, London, UK
Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, TW20 0EX, Egham, UK
Jay Mistry
The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment, and Society, Imperial College London, SB7 2BX, London, UK
Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, TW20 0EX, Egham, UK
James D. A. Millington
The Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment, and Society, Imperial College London, SB7 2BX, London, UK
Department of Geography, King's College London, WC2B 4BG, London, UK
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Short summary
Wildfire is often presented in the media as a danger to human life. Yet globally, millions of people’s livelihoods depend on using fire as a tool. So, patterns of fire emerge from interactions between humans, land use, and climate. This complexity means scientists cannot yet reliably say how fire will be impacted by climate change. So, we developed a new model that represents globally how people use and manage fire. The model reveals the extent and diversity of how humans live with and use fire.
Wildfire is often presented in the media as a danger to human life. Yet globally, millions of...
