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Assessing the lightning-caused forest fire risks through the use of the GIS-oriented technology

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The technology that has been developed for real-time analysis of the lightning-caused forest fire risks is discussed. Comparative estimates of the number and areas of such fires are obtained for Russia’s regions. The zone of localization of lightning-caused fires is identified through the use of the GIS capabilities.

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Original Russian Text © E.I. Ponomarev, 2011, published in Geography and Natural Resources, 2011, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 150–154

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Ponomarev, E.I. Assessing the lightning-caused forest fire risks through the use of the GIS-oriented technology. Geogr. Nat. Resour. 32, 72–75 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1875372811010124

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