EWEs are wildfires that propagate more quickly and burn more intensely than other wildfires. Furthermore, their behaviour can´t be fully predicted, altogether making it very difficult to fight them. Their frequency is increasing, yet we don´t understand enough to be able to face them. EWED will advance the existing knowledge of EWEs, and the capacity to prepare for and respond to them.
We don't know how Extreme Wildfire Events (EWEs) work. Therefore, we need to generate new knowledge, which involves collecting and analysing data.
We want to build an interface between high-resolution models that, if we have good data from within the fire convective columns, can begin to produce the first reliable results on how these fires behave. What we are building here is the first interface between firefighters and scientists during fires where, at the same time as decisions are made, a high-resolution model is being formed to solve these future problems.
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