A Method for Ensemble Wildland Fire Simulation

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-167

  Finney, Mark A ^a   Grenfell, Isaac C ^a   McHugh, Charles W ^a   Seli, Robert C ^a   Trethewey, Diane ^a   Stratton, Richard D ^b   Brittain, Stuart ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Systems for Environmental Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support; Fire behavior; Fire simulation; Risk assessment; Wildland fire

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WIND;

ARTIFICIAL TIME SERIES; DECISION SUPPORTS; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FIRE SIMULATION; FIRE SPREAD SIMULATION; HISTORICAL WEATHER DATUM; WILDLAND FIRE; WIND SPEED AND DIRECTIONS;

FIRES;

ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; WEATHER; WILDFIRE; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952244325     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-010-9241-3     Document Type: Article

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