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T1 The role of vertical wind shear in the great pyrocumulus of Costa del Sol (Málaga, Spain) on 30 August 2012
A1 Sánchez-Laulhé, José María
A1 Catalina, Miguel Ángel
A1 Fraile Laiz, Roberto
A1 Fernández Raga, María
A2 Fisica Aplicada
K1 Meteorología
K1 Pyrocumulus
K1 Wind shear
AB On August 30th, 2012 a disastrous fire was recorded on the Costa del Sol, Spain (1) in a situation of northerly flow at low levels called "Terral". This terral creates an environment of hightemperatures, low humidity and strong winds, very favorable to the forest fires spreading to the coast very quickly. During the fire started on August 30th, the NW flow at low levels changedabruptly to a east maritime wind (2) with a behavior of gravity wind and a sudden wind entrance from east (3), and very serious consequences: a sudden change in the speed and thedirection of propagation, and in magnitude of the fire (4), which greatly hindered its control. The sharp increase in vertical wind shear that caused the outbreak of the density current (5 and 6)is proposed as an explanation for the extreme fire characteristics (duration, propagation speed and intensity).
YR 2018
FD 2018-02-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/7301
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/7301
NO ICCP 2016 Manchester, 2016
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 27-abr-2024