Scientific Publications

This is a summary of scientific papers that are part of the EWED project or that make use of data from the Wildfire Data Portal.

Integrating fireline observations to characterize fire plumes during pyroconvective extreme wildfire events: implications for firefighter safety and plume modeling

By: Marc Castellnou Ribau, Mercedes Bachfischer, Pau Guarque, Laia Estivill, Marta Miralles Bover, Borja Ruiz, Jordi Pagès, Brian Verhoeven, Zisoula Ntasiou, Ove Stokkeland, Chiel van Heerwaarden, Tristan Roelofs, Martin Janssens, Cathelijne R. Stoof, Jordi Vilà-Guerau de Arellano.

Published in: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 2025. 18: 7805–7831.

The role of mesoscale weather effects in simulating pyroconvection: A case study of the Santa Coloma de Queralt wildfire

By: Koen van der Aa, Bernard Postema, Chiel van Heerwaarden, Tristan Roelofs, Harm Jonker.
Published in: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 2026. e70227.