Wildfire FWI¶
The Wildfire FWI application provides information on climate-driven wildfire danger based on kilometre-scale Climate DT simulations. It derives indicators from the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI), which quantifies how atmospheric conditions influence the likelihood and potential intensity of wildfires.
The application uses key meteorological variables, including temperature, humidity, wind and precipitation, to estimate fuel dryness and conditions conducive to fire. The resulting indicators allow users to assess changes in wildfire risk across regions and over time, from present-day conditions to future climate scenarios.
The provided information supports climate change adaptation, risk assessment, and decision-making in areas such as land management, civil protection, and environmental monitoring.
How this section is organised¶
The Wildfire FWI documentation is organised as follows:
Data Description describes the available variables, units, conventions, spatial and temporal characteristics, and file formats.
Data Quality and Evaluation summarises validation results, known gaps, caveats, and model-specific evaluation pages.
Examples lists typical applications and points to example notebooks.
Technical Documentation provides the technical workflow that was used, processing steps, and HPC integration details.
Related Resources collects related repositories, documentation, publications, references, and contact information.