Wild Fire
Climate Forte Wild Fire Weather Data Layers - Definitions and Calculations
| Wild Fires Layers | Definition | Calculations |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Weather Index | The Fire Weather Index (FWI) layer represents the level of wildfire danger over a region. | Computed from daily weather parameters, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, wind speed, precipitation. |
| Normalized Burn ratio | Spectral index used to identify burned areas and fire severity using near-infrared (NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) bands—commonly from Landsat or Sentinel-2 imagery. | NBR = (NIR - SWIR)/(NIR + SWIR) |