PEATBURN: Advancing peatland fire modeling with novel information on subsurface fuel moisture from hydrological simulations and satellite observations KU Leuven
Peatlands are wetlands with a surface layer of organic carbon-rich soil (peat). Even though peatlands are naturally wet most of the time and thus not very prone to fire, droughts in peatlands can prepare the ground for severe wildfires. The interplay of flaming (dominantly biomass) and smoldering (dominantly peat) combustion makes peat fires very persistent. Drying as a result of climate change and human activity leads to more frequent, ...