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Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece
Abstract. The Fire Weather Index (FWI) module was tested under the Mediterranean- type conditions of Crete (Greece) for the two fire seasons 2008–2009. High correlations were found between the Fine Fuel Moisture Code (FFMC) and the Duff Moisture Code (DMC. The Drought Code (DC) was insignificantly correlated with the soil moisture content. No significant correlation was found between the area burned by wildfires and any component of the FWI system during the studied period, unlike fire occurrence with which most of the components were highly correlated. Meanwhile, the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) of the American Forest Fire Danger Rating System (NFFDRS) was also examined under the same conditions. It provided a useful means of monitoring general wetting and drying cycles, but is inadequate for indicating daily fire danger throughout the fire season in our region. Weak correlations between the KBDI- the fire occurrence and the area burned were found for the two fire seasons studied-2008–2009. Correlations between the KBDI and litter, duff and soil did not give statistically sound results. On the contrary, the KBDI seemed to predict with high accuracy the moisture content of three annual plants (Piplatherum miliaceum, Parietaria diffusa, Avena sterillis) with a shallow rooting system of Pinus halepensis forest understory in the region. This indicated that the index was adequate, to a certain extent, to represent the upper soil layers' water status, while it is unsuitable to predict needles moisture content of Pinus halepensis, which has a deep rooting system.
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Interactive discussion
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SC1: 'Reviewers Comments to the Editor', Nese Yilmaz, 23 Oct 2017
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RC2: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Oct 2017
- AC1: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 13 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 13 Dec 2017
- AC7: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 22 Jun 2018
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RC2: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Oct 2017
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RC1: 'Forest Fire Danger Rating Systems Assessment in the Mediterranean Type Environment, Crete, Greece.', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Oct 2017
- AC2: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 13 Dec 2017
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RC3: 'review of the manuscript entitled Forest Fire Danger Rating Systems Assessment in the Mediterranean Type Environment, Crete, Greece', Anonymous Referee #3, 24 Feb 2018
- AC4: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 22 Apr 2018
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RC4: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Apr 2018
- AC6: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 19 Jun 2018
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RC5: 'review of manuscript', Anonymous Referee #4, 17 Jun 2018
- AC5: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 19 Jun 2018
Interactive discussion
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SC1: 'Reviewers Comments to the Editor', Nese Yilmaz, 23 Oct 2017
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RC2: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Oct 2017
- AC1: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 13 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 13 Dec 2017
- AC7: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 22 Jun 2018
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RC2: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Oct 2017
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RC1: 'Forest Fire Danger Rating Systems Assessment in the Mediterranean Type Environment, Crete, Greece.', Anonymous Referee #1, 28 Oct 2017
- AC2: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 13 Dec 2017
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RC3: 'review of the manuscript entitled Forest Fire Danger Rating Systems Assessment in the Mediterranean Type Environment, Crete, Greece', Anonymous Referee #3, 24 Feb 2018
- AC4: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 22 Apr 2018
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RC4: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Apr 2018
- AC6: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 19 Jun 2018
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RC5: 'review of manuscript', Anonymous Referee #4, 17 Jun 2018
- AC5: 'Assessment of Forest Fire Rating Systems in Typical Mediterranean Forest, Crete, Greece', Mohamed Elhag, 19 Jun 2018
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