Investigación en incendios forestales : quemas experimentales en Australia
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En este trabajo se muestra un ejemplo de lo que se
está haciendo actualmente desde el mundo de la
investigación para contribuir en la mejora del
conocimiento que se tiene del comportamiento de
los incendios forestales. Se describen las quemas
experimentales que se llevaron a cabo en bosques de
eucalipto de Australia durante el mes de marzo de
2008 y en las cuales miembros del Centre d’Estudis
del Risc Tecnològic (CERTEC), de la Universitat
Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), participaron
activamente. Éstas son las quemas experimentales
más grandes que hasta la fecha se han llevado a cabo
a nivel mundial. Algunos resultados que se pueden
extraer de este tipo de experimentación se ponen de
relieve en este trabajo. Más específicamente, se
describe una metodología que permite cuantificar la
efectividad de las descargas de productos químicos
(retardante a largo plazo, gel y espuma) a partir del
análisis de imágenes infrarrojas captadas desde el
aire.
This paper shows an example of the work that is currently being done by researchers to improve knowledge about wildfires behavior. Suppression experiments conducted in Australia in eucalyptus forests during March 2008 are described here. Members from the Centre d’Estudis del Risc Tecnològic (CERTEC), from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, took an active part in these experiments. These are the largest outdoor experimental burnings ever conducted in the world up to date. Some of the results that can be drawn from this type of experimental work are highlighted here. More specifically, this paper describes a quantitative methodology based on infrared (IR) monitoring for evaluating the effectiveness of aerial suppression tactics using different chemical additives (either long-term retardants or suppressants as foam surfactants and gels).
This paper shows an example of the work that is currently being done by researchers to improve knowledge about wildfires behavior. Suppression experiments conducted in Australia in eucalyptus forests during March 2008 are described here. Members from the Centre d’Estudis del Risc Tecnològic (CERTEC), from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, took an active part in these experiments. These are the largest outdoor experimental burnings ever conducted in the world up to date. Some of the results that can be drawn from this type of experimental work are highlighted here. More specifically, this paper describes a quantitative methodology based on infrared (IR) monitoring for evaluating the effectiveness of aerial suppression tactics using different chemical additives (either long-term retardants or suppressants as foam surfactants and gels).







