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Austrian Forest Fire Research Initiative
- Project Leader
- Vacik Harald, BOKU Project Leader
- Duration:
- 05.05.2008-04.11.2012
- Programme:
- Translational-Research-Programm
- Type of Research
- Basic Research
- Project partners
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Oesterreichische Bundesforste AG, Marxergasse 2, A-1030 Wien, Austria.
Contact person: Dr. Susanne Langmair-Kovács;
Function of the Project Partner: Partner
- Staff
- Hasenauer Hubert, Sub Projectleader
- Lexer Manfred Josef, Sub Projectleader
- Schneider Werner, Sub Projectleader
- Gossow Hartmut, Project Staff
- Seidl Rupert, Project Staff
- Koch Valerie, Project Staff (bis 31.10.2015)
- Formayer Herbert, Project Staff
- Pietsch Stephan, Project Staff
- Arpaci Alexander, Project Staff (bis 31.10.2016)
- Arndt Natalie Anna, Project Staff (bis 30.11.2011)
- Mattiuzzi Matteo, Project Staff (bis 31.10.2016)
- Eastaugh Christopher Stuart, Project Staff (bis 31.12.2012)
- Müller Mortimer, Project Staff
- BOKU Research Units
- Institute of Geomatics
- Institute of Meteorology and Climatology
- Institute of Silviculture
- Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management
- Funded by
- Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF) , Sensengasse 1, 1090 Wien, Austria
- Abstract
- Austrian forests do not fulfil the characteristics of fire prone ecosystems, nor were they heavily fire-impacted so far. Due to the debate on likely climate change it is hypothesized, that the risk of forest fires as potential disturbance agent will increase in coming years and decades here too. In this context the study design of this Austrian Forest Fire Research Initiative (AFFRI) encompasses two major objectives (i) to identify Forest Fire “hot spots” in Austria in dependence of vegetation, climate and location, and (ii) to develop a fire-vegetation simulator for Austrian conditions. It is planned to find out where and why there exist potential forest fire “hot spots” in Austria, and if there is an increase of the probability for expansion under the consideration of the effects of global warming. This includes the consideration of fire weather options and topo-climatological aspects, as well as the classification of forest fuels for both, the more fire-sensitive forest types and for more fire-endangered railway sections, especially in the Alps and its foothills. In order to describe forest behaviour we will do a comparative assessment of two contrasting fire modelling approaches. The hybrid 3D-patch model PICUS v1.41, which has been particularly developed for Austrian forest conditions will be extended by a fire risk and fire spread module and compared with Fire-BGC, a model successfully tested for North-American conditions. We aim at capturing the driving factors for fire behaviour in mountain forests in order to evaluate the fire-vegetation simulator with selected fire cases. In that context a scenario analysis will be done to explore the interaction of management and a changing climate according to (i) the effects of different management regimes on fire behaviour and (ii) the effects of climate change scenarios on fire behaviour.
- Keywords
- computer-aided simulation; geographic information systems (GIS); forest protection; silviculture; renewable resources;
- Globaler Wandel; disturbances; Forest Fire;
- Publications
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Vacik, H; Müller M.M (2021): Waldbrandprävention, - bekämpfung und Nachbehandlung von Waldbrandflächen.
In: Freudenschuß, A; Markart, G; Scheidl, C; Schadauer, K (Hrsg.), Schutzwald in Österreich - Wissensstand und Forschungsbedarf, 80; BMLRT, Bundesforschungszentrum für Wald, Wien; ISBN 978-3-903-258419 -
** Muller, MM; Vila-Vilardell, L; Vacik, H Towards an integrated forest fire danger assessment system for the European Alps.
ECOL INFORM. 2020; 60, 101151
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Vacik, H; Müller, MM; Degenhart J; Sass, O (2020): Auswirkungen von Waldbränden auf die Schutzfunktionalität alpiner Wälder.
In: Glade, T; Mergili, M; Sattler K (Hrsg.), ExtremA 2019 - Aktueller Wissensstand zu Extremereignissen alpiner Naturgefahren in Österreich, 174-201; V&R Unipress, Vienna University Press, 1. Auflage, Wien; ISBN 978-3-7370-109 FullText -
Müller, MM; Vacik H (2019): Jüngste Waldbrandgeschichte Nordtirols.
In: Oliver Sass (Hrsg.), Waldbrände in den Nordtiroler Kalkalpen. Verbreitung – Geschichte – Regeneration - Innsbrucker Geographische Studien 41, 91-106; Innsbrucker Studienkreis für Geographie, Innsbruck; ISBN 978-3-901182-44-0 FullText -
Vacik, H; Stubenböck, F; Müller, MM; Simon, A (2019): Mortalität und Regenerationsfähigkeit von Schutzwald nach Waldbränden am Fallbeispiel Absamer Vorberg.
In: Oliver Sass (Hrsg.), Waldbrände in den Nordtiroler Kalkalpen. Verbreitung – Geschichte – Regeneration - Innsbrucker Geographische Studien , ; ; ISBN 41, 195 -208; Innsbrucker Studienkreis für Geographie, Innsbruck; ISBN 978-3-901182-44-0 FullText -
** Muller, MM; Vacik, H; Valese, E Anomalies of the Austrian Forest Fire Regime in Comparison with Other Alpine Countries: A Research Note.
FORESTS. 2015; 6(4): 903-913. WoS FullText FullText_BOKU -
Vacik, H; Arpaci, A; Müller, MM (2014): Monitoring der Waldbrandgefahr in Österreich und anderen Alpenländern .
Wildbach- und Lawinenverbau, 173, 256-267 -
Müller, MM; Arpaci, A; Vacik, H (2013): Waldbrandforschung in Österreich: von der Wissenschaft zur Praxis.
Die Österreichische Feuerwehr, 11/2013, 32-35 -
Müller, MM; Vacik, H; Arpaci, A; Kaiser, G (2013): Waldbrand-Datenbank für Österreich.
Online-Bericht auf waldwissen.net FullText -
** Eastaugh, CS; Arpaci, A; Vacik, H A cautionary note regarding comparisons of fire danger indices.
NAT HAZARD EARTH SYS. 2012; 12(4): 927-934. WoS FullText FullText_BOKU -
Arpaci, A; Grimma,LN;Formayer,H;Leidinger, D; Beck, A; Gruber,C; Müller,M; Albers,J; Vacik,H; (2012): Development of a daily fire danger sytem. [Poster]
In: Global Risk Forum, GRF Davos, IDRC DAvos 2012, "Integrative Risk Managment in a changing world - Pathways to a Resillient Society" Programme & Short Abstracts
[4th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2012, Davos, Switzerland, 26.08.2012 - 30.08.2012] -
Arpaci,A; Vacik,H; Sass,O; Sailer,R; (2012): Fire risk and interactions with other natural hazards under the impact of climate change in Austria. [Poster]
In: Global Risk Forum GRF Davos, IDRC Davos 2012 "Integrative Risk Management in a changing World- Pathways to a resillient Society" Programme & short Abstracts
[4th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2012, Davos, Switzerland, 26.08.2012 - 30.08.2012] -
Cane D., Arpaci A., Conedera M., Barbarino S., Vacik H., Valese E., Pezzatti G.B. (2012): Suitability of different Fire Weather Indices for alpine conditions: an extensive evaluation with high resolution data . [Poster]
In: EGU (Eds.), Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 14
[European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly EGU 2012, Vienna, Austria, 22.04.2012 - 27.04.2012] -
Vacik H (2011): Alpines Waldbrand-Warnsystem.
Österreichische Forstzeitung, 07, 2-3; ISSN 1012-4667 -
** Vacik, H; Arndt, N; Arpaci, A; Koch, V; Muller, M; Gossow, H Characterisation of forest fires in Austria.
AUSTRIAN J FOR SCI. 2011; 128(1): 1-31. WoS -
Arpaci A., Valese E., Vacik H. (2011): Potential Fire Intensities in the Alpine Region based on characteristic fuels in Austria and Italy. [Poster]
In: Working on Fire (Eds.) , Living with Fire, Adressing Global Change through Integrated Fire Management, www.wildfire2011.org
[5th International Wildland Fire Conference Wildfire 2011, Sun City, South Africa, 09.05.2011 - 13.05.2011] -
Cane D., Arpaci A., Barbarino S., Vacik H., Valese E., Rizzolo R. (2011): An approach for the evaluation of fire weather indices in the Alpine Space: preliminary results. [Poster]
In: Working on Fire (Eds.), Living with Fire, Adressing Global Change through Integrated Fire Management, www.wildfire2011.org
[5th International Wildland Fire Conference Wildfire 2011, Sun City, South Africa, 09.05.2011 - 13.05.2011] -
Eastaugh CS, Arpaci A and Vacik H (2011): Methods of comparing fire danger indices.. [Poster]
, Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13; ISSN 1607-7962
[European Geosciences Union EGU General Assembly 2011, Vienna, Austria, 03.04.2011 - 08.04.2011] -
Müller M., Formayer H., Diendorfer G., Arpaci A., Gossow H., Vacik H. (2011): Analysis of lightning induced forest fires in Austria .
In: Working on Fire (Eds.) , Living with Fire, Adressing Global Change through Integrated Fire Management, www.wildfire2011.org
[5th International Wildland Fire Conference Wildfire 2011, Sun City, South Africa, 09.05.2011 - 13.05.2011] -
Vacik H., Gossow H. (2011): Forest Fire Research and Management Options in Austria: Lessons Learned from the AFFRI and the ALP-FFIRS Networks .
In: Borsdorf, A., J. Stötter & E. Veulliet (Eds.), Managing Alpine Future II - Inspire and drive sustainable mountain regions. , Proceedings of the Innsbruck Conference, November 21-23, 2011. (= IGF-Forschungsberichte 4). Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften: Wien. p. 203-211; ISBN: 978-3-7001-7153-3
[2nd Managing Alpine Future 2011 - Inspire and drive sustainable mountain regions, Innsbruck, Austria, 21.11.2011 - 23.11.2011] -
Vacik H. (2011): ALP FFIRS Tagung und Projekttreffen in Hermagor.
Kärntner Forstverein Information (KFV Info), 65, 20-21 FullText -
Arpaci A., Beck A., Formayer H., Vacik H. (2010): Interpretation of fire weather indices as means for the definitionof fire danger levels for different eco-regions in Austria. [Poster]
In: D.X. Viegas, Abstracts of the 6th international conference on Forest Fire Research; ISBN: 978-989-20-2157-7
[6th International Conference on Forest Fire Research 2010, Coimbra, Portugal, 15.11.2010 - 18.11.2010] -
Arpaci A., Lexer M.J.,Seidl R.,Vacik H. (2010): Developing novel fuel models for the eastern Alps to simulate fuel dynamics in an ecosystem model. [Poster]
In: D.X. Viegas, Abstracts oh the 6.th International Conference on Forest Fire Research; ISBN: 978-989-20-2157-7
[6th International Conference on Forest Fire Research 2010, Coimbra, Portugal, 15.11.2010 - 18.11.2010] -
Arpaci A., Mattiuzzi M., Cai D., Lexer M.J., Gossow H., Vacik H. (2010): Aufbereitung der Datengrundlagen für die Beschreibung des Waldbrandverhaltens für Kiefernwälder in Österreich.
In: (Hrsg) Strobl/Blaschke/Griesebner, Angewandte Geoinformatik 2010, Beiträge zum 22. AGIT Symposium Salzburg http://www.vde-verlag.de/proceedings-en/537495107.html, 834-840; ISBN: 978-3-87907-495-2
[AGIT 2010, Salzburg, Austria, 07.07.2010 - 09.07.2010] -
Gossow, H; Hafellner R; Vacik H; Huber T (2009): Major Fire Issues in the Euro-Alpine Region – the Austrian Alps.
International Forest Fire News (IFFN), 38, 1-10; ISSN 1029-0864 FullText -
Arndt N., Arpaci A., Gossow H., Ruiz Rodrigo P., Vacik H. (2009): A forest fire hazard based on the estimation of tourist hot spot activities in Austria.
In: Chuvieco, E., Lasaponara, R., Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS applications in Forest Fire Management Towards an operational use of Remote Sensing in Forest Fire Management, Published for: EARSeL, European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories by Il Segno, Potenza (Italy), Seite 51-55; ISBN: 978-88-904367-0-3
[7th International EARSeL Workshop 2009, Matera, Italy, 02.09.2009 - 05.09.2009] -
Arpaci A., Arndt N., Lexer M.J., Matiuzzi M., Müller M., Vacik H. (2009): Classivicaion of site and stand characteristics based on remote sensing data for the development of Fuel models within a 3D Gap forest stand model.
In: Chuvieco E., Lasaponara R., Advances on Remote Sensing and GIS applications in Forest Fire Management Towards an operational use of Remote Sensing in Forest Fire Management, Published for: EARSeL, European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories, published by Il Segno, Potenza (Italy), Seite 57-62; ISBN: 978-88-904367-0-3
[7th International EARSeL Workshop 2009, Matera, Italy, 02.09.2009 - 05.09.2009]
- Vorträge
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Vacik, H; Müller, MM; Degenhart, J; Sass, O (2019): Auswirkungen von Waldbränden auf die Schutzfunktionalität alpiner Wälder .
Abschluss-Symposium ExtremA 2018, Aktueller Wissensstand zu Extremereignissen alpiner Naturgefahren in Österreich, Nov, 14, 2019, Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien -
Vacik, H (2017): Welche Möglichkeiten gibt es zur Vorbeugung von Waldbränden?.
Seminar Risiko Waldbrand - Ossiacher Messe für Wald, Holz und Energie 2017, Nov 10 - 12, 2017, FAST Ossiach, BFW, Kärnten -
Müller, MM; Diendorfer, G; Arpaci, A; Gossow, H; Formayer, H; Vacik, H (2010): Analysis of lightning induced forest fires in Austria. [Poster]
ALP FFIRS 3rd General Meeting, MAY 5-7, 2010, Hermagor, AUSTRIA -
Vacik H. (2010): Report on activities in the regional Euro-Alpine Network .
, Joint Meetings of the UNISDR Wildland Fire Advisory Group (WFAG), the Fire Aviation Working Group (FAWG), International Liaison Committee (ILC) for the 5th International Wildland Fire Conference and Fire Management Actions Alliance (FMAA), 26-29.June 2010 , Freiburg