Wildfire behaviour modelling for wildfire hazard characterization: an Earth Observation application

The study is intended as a contribution to the developement of a wildfire behaviour modelling methodology effective in wildfire hazard characterization on a local scale and providing an appropriate scientific information available in decision making processes for wildfire management. Satellite sensor technologies has been investigated in order to acquire updated and reliable input data with a suitable spatial and temporal resolution. The modelling methodology has been validated and calibrated to past events recorded in wildland fire databases of Umbria and Sardinia Regions. Afterwards, an heuristic local research method has been implemented to optimize the accuracy of the models and to estimate their predictive capacity.