UNIVERSITY OF MONCTON

$44,000.00 CAD

≈ 7 months of average Canadian pay
Department
Natural Resources Canada
Program
Small Scale Research
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2024-2025
Agreement period
November 5, 2024 – March 31, 2025
Reference
nrcan-rncan:115-2024-2025-Q3-16257

Published purpose

The objective of this Project is to understand the association between synoptic weather conditions and groups of large lightning ignited fires by applying artificial intelligence. This objective aligns with the following departmental priorities from Theme I (“Understanding fire in a changing world”) found in the Blueprint for wildland fire science in Canada (2019-2029): 1) Develop national models of fire occurrence, 2) Understand large fire growth, and 3) Perform comprehensive assessments of fire and atmosphere relations.

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