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June 9, 2019
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Carbon footprint from helitankers: sustainable decision making in aerial wildfire fighting

Publicated to: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE. 24 (7): 983-988 - 2015-01-01 24(7), DOI: 10.1071/WF15011

Authors:

Alvarez, S; Planelles, R; Rubio, A
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Tech Univ Madrid, Sch Forestry Engn & Nat Resources, Forest & Environm Engn & Management Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author
Tech Univ Madrid, Sch Forestry Engn & Nat Resources, Nat Resources & Syst Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

Carbon footprint (CF) can be a key factor stimulating innovation while driving sustainable decision making. The air transport sector and wildfires are considered to be relevant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Among the available resources for wildfire suppression, aerial firefighting - particularly using helitankers - is the most effective method. However the high economic costs and fuel-related emissions incurred by helitankers prevent their widespread use. This work aims to calculate the CF from helitankers in order to assess this new indicator for sustainable decision making. The CF is calculated here by a compound method based on the financial accounts of a Spanish company that owns 20 helitankers. The total cumulative corporate CF in 2012 was 5497t CO2 equivalents. We discuss the influence of the method, its implications and future actions for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Our experience should be considered as a pilot study providing further evidence of the value of using sustainable indicators in decision making.
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Keywords

CarbonfeelConsumption-based emissionsEmissionsEnvironmental accountingFinancial accounts.FireForestsHelicoptersIndicatorsLife-cycle inventoryMatterMc3ProductScope 3 emissions

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2015, it was in position 10/66, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Forestry.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-25:

  • Google Scholar: 3
  • WoS: 4
  • Scopus: 4
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-25:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 35.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 35 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 7 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/44753/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 758
  • Downloads: 404
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (ALVAREZ GALLEGO, SERGIO) and Last Author (RUBIO SANCHEZ, AGUSTIN).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been ALVAREZ GALLEGO, SERGIO.

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Awards linked to the item

This work has been partially funded by the projects AGL2010-16862/FOR from the Spanish government and REMEDINAL3-CM MAE-2719 from the government of the Madrid region. Our warmest gratitude goes to the staff in offices and departments of Hispanica de Aviacion and especially to Ms Marina Asuncion and Mr Jesus Manuel Fernandez. Finally thanks to the Carbonfeel Initiative and Ms Pru Booke-Turner for her linguistic assistance.
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