The overarching goal of the FLAME project is to **advance the scientific knowledge of extreme fire weather and behavior** in order to increase awareness and preparedness in Greece. Upon this goal, the following **objectives** are specifically identified: - Compile the **climatology of critical fire weather patterns**, determining their frequency, duration and strength during a typical fire season in Greece, and examining any relationships between their occurrence and atmospheric teleconnections (e.g. NAO, AO, ENSO) or/and sea-surface temperature anomalies. - Study the **processes and conditions** under which major transitions in fire behavior take place, determining potential threshold conditions that could be used for predicting extreme fire behavior. - Advance **fire behavior modeling**, in particular with respect to accurate fire spread prediction, by incorporating the concept of atmospheric stability in a coupled fire-atmosphere modeling system. Quick Links ----------- [Planner][1] (**Work coordination and planning**) [Meetings][2] (**Past and future meetings information**) [Research Team][3] (**Shortlist of the research team members and their roles/effort**) Project Identity ---------------- **Acronym**: FLAME **Title**: Flammable Greece: Increasing awarenes and preparedness for extreme fire weather and behavior. **Principal Investigator**: Dr. Theodore M. Giannaros (thgian@noa.gr) **Duration**: 36 months (01/12/2020 - 30/11/2023) **Budget**: 163,701.00€ Work Plan --------- The FLAME project is articulated in **5 work packages (WPs)**, broken down to **17 tasks**: **WP1**: [Project Management][4] -- **T1.1**: [FLAME Handbook][5] -- **T1.2**: [Project Administration][6] -- **T1.3**: [Periodic Management Reports][7] **WP2**: [Critical Fire Weather Patterns][8] -- **T2.1**: [Data Collection][9] -- **T2.2**: [SOM][10] -- **T2.3**: [VPD][11] -- **T2.4**: [Critical Fire Weather Patterns][12] **WP3**: [Synoptic and Sub-synoptic Dynamics][13] -- **T3.1**: [Extreme Wildfires Database][14] -- **T3.2**: [Numerical Simulations][15] -- **T3.3**: [Dynamics Study][16] **WP4**: [Fire Spread Modeling][17] -- **T4.1**: [Gust Parameterization Development][18] -- **T4.2**: [Gust Parameterization Evaluation][19] -- **T4.3**: [Numerical Experiments][20] **WP5**: [Dissemination][21] -- **T5.1**: [Dissemination Plan][22] -- **T5.2**: [FLAME Webpage][23] -- **T5.3**: [Outreach Material][24] -- **T5.4**: [Publications and Conferences][25] *Click on the title of each WP or Task to be redirected to the corresponding OSF landing page, where more information is available.* Deliverables ------------ The FLAME project includes **26 deliverables** in total. These are reported in the following, ordered by due date and grouped by year. *Upon the accomplishment of each deliverable, a link is activated, redirecting to the respective document/dataset/code item.* **YEAR 1** (01/12/2020 - 30/11/2021) **D1.1** [Project Handbook][26] (**Due date**: 31/12/2020) **D5.1** [Dissemination Plan][27] (**Due date**: 28/02/2021) **D5.2** Webpage (**Due date**: 31/05/2021) **D5.3** E-Newsletter vol.1 (**Due date**: 31/05/2021) **D1.2** 1st Periodic Progress Report (**Due date**: 30/11/2021) **D5.3** E-Newsletter vol.2 (**Due date**: 30/11/2021) **YEAR 2** (01/12/2021 - 30/11/2022) **D2.1** Critical Fire Weather Patterns Handbook (**Due date**: 31/05/2022) **D2.2** Critical Fire Weather Patterns Database (**Due date**: 31/05/2022) **D3.1** Extreme Wildfires Database (**Due date**: 31/05/2022) **D5.3** E-Newsletter vol.3 (**Due date**: 31/05/2022) **D1.3** 2nd Periodic Progress Report (**Due date**: 30/11/2022) **D5.3** E-Newsletter vol.4 (**Due date**: 30/11/2022) **D5.4** Promotional Video 1 (**Due date**: 30/11/2022) **YEAR 3** (01/12/2022 - 30/11/2023) **D3.2** Extreme Fire Weather Simulations (**Due date**: 31/01/2023) **D3.3** Dynamics Discussion (**Due date**: 30/04/2023) **D4.1** WRF-Fire Wind Gust Parameterization (**Due date**: 30/04/2023) **D4.2** WRF-Fire Wind Gust Parameterization Evaluation Report (**Due date**: 30/04/2023) **D5.3** E-Newsletter vol.5 (**Due date**: 31/05/2023) **D1.4** 3rd Periodic Progress Report (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **D1.5** Final Project Report (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **D4.3** Atmospheric Instability Assessment Report (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **D5.3** E-Newsletter vol.6 (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **D5.4** Promotional Video 2 (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **D5.5** Policy Brief (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **D5.6** List of Publications (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) Milestones ---------- The FLAME project includes **15 milestones** in total. These are reported in the following, ordered by due date and grouped by year. **YEAR 1** (01/12/2020 - 30/11/2021) **M1.5** Webpage (**Due date**: 31/05/2021) **M2.1** SOM-based Weather Types **(Due date**: 30/06/2021) **M2.2** Critical VPD Thresholds (**Due date**: 30/06/2021) **M1.2** Periodic Progress Reporting 1 (**Due date**: 30/11/2021) **YEAR 2** (01/12/2021 - 30/11/2022) **M1.1** Finalization of Staff Contracts (**Due date**: 31/05/2022) **M2.3** Critical Fire Weather Patterns (**Due date**: 31/05/2022) **M3.1** Extreme Wildfires Database (**Due date**: 31/05/2022) **M1.3** Periodic Progress Reporting 2 (**Due date**: 30/11/2022) **YEAR 3** (01/12/2022 - 30/11/2023) **M3.2** Extreme Fire Weather Simulations (**Due date**: 31/01/2023) **M4.1** Gust Parameterization Development (**Due date**: 31/01/2023) **M4.2** Gust Parameterization Evaluation (**Due date**: 30/04/2023) **M1.4** Periodic Progress Reporting 3 (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **M4.3** Atmospheric Instability Assessment (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **M5.2** Policy Brief (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) **M5.3** List of Publications (**Due date**: 30/11/2023) [1]: https://osf.io/cmavh/wiki/0.%20Planner/ [2]: https://osf.io/cmavh/wiki/1.%20Meetings/ [3]: https://osf.io/cmavh/wiki/2.%20Research%20Team/ [4]: https://osf.io/bh4gj/ [5]: https://osf.io/bh4gj/wiki/Task%201.1:%20FLAME%20Handbook/ [6]: https://osf.io/bh4gj/wiki/Task%201.2:%20Project%20Administration/ [7]: https://osf.io/bh4gj/wiki/Task%201.3:%20Periodic%20Management%20Reports/ [8]: https://osf.io/c3d4y/ [9]: https://osf.io/c3d4y/wiki/Task%202.1:%20Data%20Collection/ [10]: https://osf.io/c3d4y/wiki/Task%202.2:%20SOM/ [11]: https://osf.io/c3d4y/wiki/Task%202.3:%20VPD/ [12]: https://osf.io/c3d4y/wiki/Task%202.4:%20Critical%20Fire%20Weather%20Patterns/ [13]: https://osf.io/hqkad/ [14]: https://osf.io/hqkad/wiki/Task%203.1:%20Extreme%20Wildfires%20Database/ [15]: https://osf.io/hqkad/wiki/Task%203.2:%20Numerical%20Simulations/ [16]: https://osf.io/hqkad/wiki/Task%203.3:%20Dynamics%20Study/ [17]: https://osf.io/z56gk/ [18]: https://osf.io/z56gk/wiki/Task%204.1:%20Gust%20Parameterisation%20Development/ [19]: https://osf.io/z56gk/wiki/Task%204.2:%20Gust%20Parameterisation%20Evaluation/ [20]: https://osf.io/z56gk/wiki/Task%204.3:%20Numerical%20Experiments/ [21]: https://osf.io/p7vc5/ [22]: https://osf.io/p7vc5/wiki/Task%205.1:%20Dissemination%20Plan/ [23]: https://osf.io/p7vc5/wiki/Task%205.2:%20FLAME%20Webpage/ [24]: https://osf.io/p7vc5/wiki/Task%205.3:%20Outreach%20Material/ [25]: https://osf.io/p7vc5/wiki/Task%205.4:%20Publications%20and%20Conferences/ [26]: https://osf.io/ukq9v/ [27]: https://osf.io/62tjn/