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Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 2008
In 1972, aeronautical engineer Richard C. Rothermel, of the USDA Fire Sciences Lab at Missoula, Montana, developed a method for modeling the spread of wildfire. The model became widely used, and although the ensuing years have brought many technological innovations, it is still the engine of the predictive tools used by fire behavior officers today. The JFSP is pleased to offer Dick Rothermel's story as a tribute to a significant accomplishment, and also to showcase some of the current work at the Fire Sciences Lab.
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Citation: Wells, Gail. 2008. The Rothermel fire-spread model: still running like a champ. JFSP Fire Science Digest. March 2008(2):1-12.
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- fire spread model
- Rothermel
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