Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 24, issue 9
Articles | Volume 24, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3035-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3035-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 24, issue 9
Research article
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12 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 12 Sep 2024

On the potential of using smartphone sensors for wildfire hazard estimation through citizen science

Hofit Shachaf, Colin Price, Dorita Rostkier-Edelstein, and Cliff Mass

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We have used the temperature and relative humidity sensors in smartphones to estimate the vapor pressure deficit (VPD), an important atmospheric parameter closely linked to fuel moisture and wildfire risk. Our analysis for two severe wildfire case studies in Israel and Portugal shows the potential for using smartphone data to compliment the regular weather station network while also providing high spatial resolution of the VPD index.
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