Catastrophic Forest Fires in Caramulo Mountains

• Chapter IV: Consequences of Caramulo Fires
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• Introduction
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• Signature on the vegetation
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• Carbon emissions to the atmosphere

Signature on the vegetation

The first major impact is felt on the vegetation. In fact, unlike June, the August FVC (Figure 9a vs. Figure 9b) showed negative anomalies in the Caramulo area relatively to the mean (Figure 9c) which indicates that at the end of August 2013 there was a deficit of fraction of vegetation in comparison to the mean August conditions.

Use the slider on Figure 9 c) to compare the diferences between Figure 9 c) (The difference between the mean value for August and those of August 31^st 2013) and Figure 5 c) (The difference between the mean value for June and those of June ^th 2013)

Figure 9: LSASAF FVC values for (a) August on average, (b) 31 August 2013, and (c) the difference between (a) and (b). Greenish values signify thicker vegetation cover than the monthly mean while yellowish tones mark below-average values.