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+What is fireDanger?
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+`fireDanger` is an R package for the Implementation of the Canadian Fire Weather Index System using as input seasonal forecast data and other climatic datasets.
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+###References
+Lawson, B.D. & Armitage, O.B., 2008. Weather guide for the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System. Northern Forestry Centre, Edmonton (Canada).
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+van Wagner, C.E., 1987. Development and structure of the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (Forestry Tech. Rep. No. 35). Canadian Forestry Service, Ottawa, Canada.
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+van Wagner, C.E., Pickett, T.L., 1985. Equations and FORTRAN program for the Canadian forest fire weather index system (Forestry Tech. Rep. No. 33). Canadian Forestry Service, Ottawa, Canada.
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+Find out more about this package (including [installation information](https://github.com/SantanderMetGroup/fireDanger/wiki/Installation)) in the [fireDanger's WIKI](https://github.com/SantanderMetGroup/fireDanger/wiki).
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+# Other packages of the `fireDanger` bundle
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+ * [`loadeR`](https://github.com/SantanderMetGroup/loadeR/) an R package for climate data data access and manipulation powered by NetCDF-Java (trough the `rJava` package). 
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+ * [`loadeR.ECOMS`](https://github.com/SantanderMetGroup/loadeR.ECOMS/) extends `loadeR` by providing homogenized access to ***seasonal and decadal forecast datasets*** from the [ECOMS](http://www.eu-ecoms.eu) initiative. More information in the [ECOMS-UDG web](https://meteo.unican.es/trac/wiki/udg/ecoms). 
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+ * [`loadeR.2nc`](https://github.com/SantanderMetGroup/loadeR.2nc/) provides support for **exporting to NetCDF**.
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+ * [`downscaleR`](https://github.com/SantanderMetGroup/downscaleR) is an R package for **empirical-statistical downscaling** of daily data, including bias correction techniques.  
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+ * [`visualizeR`](https://github.com/SantanderMetGroup/visualizeR) is an R package implementing a set of advanced **visualization tools for forecast verification**.
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