Research Article

The Influence of Wildfires on Aerosol Size Distributions in Rural Areas

Table 4

District where the fire occurred, date of detection and extinction, land area burnt of each type of vegetation (trees, non-tree woodland, and no-forest land) and total land area affected by the large fires (over 500 ha) in the summer of 2000.

MunicipalityFirst detectedDate of extinctionArea burnt (ha)
DayTime (UTC)DayTime (UTC)TreesNontree woodlandNo-forest massTotal area burnt

Encinedo (42°16′15′′N, 6°35′39′′W)18/08/2000031122/08/2000193010341541188
Truchas (42°15′40′′N, 6°26′07′′W)18/08/2000165023/08/2000080017915391718
Castrocalbón (42°11′45′′N, 5°58′43′′W)21/08/2000111022/08/2000180062773835
Lucillo (42°24′38′′N, 6°18′16′′W)31/08/2000150003/09/2000190012551255
Castrillo de Cabrera (42°20′25′′N, 6°32′39′′W)02/09/2000060002/09/20001930920920
Villablino (42°55′59′′N, 6°19′00′′W)06/09/2000112613/09/200007002697611,030
Barjas (42°36′40′′N, 6°58′43′′W)11/09/2000083015/09/2000180533542575
Bembibre (42°36′54′′N, 6°25′12′′W)14/09/2000160516/09/20001915104426530
Villablino (42°55′59′′N, 6°19′00′′W)17/09/2000130018/09/2000190010311031