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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): H. B. Clements; D. E. Ward; C. W. Adkins
Publication Date: 1983

Photography is practical for recording and measuring some aspects of forest fire behavior if the scale and perspective can be determined. This paper describes a photogrammetric method for measuring flame height and rate of spread for fires on flat terrain. The flames are photographed at known times with a camera in front of the advancing fire. Scale and perspective of the photographs are determined by includng two targets a known distance apart in the camera view field and applying simple geometry.

Citation: Clements, H. B., D. E. Ward, and C. W. Adkins. 1983. Measuring fire behavior with photography. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 49, no. 2, p. 213-217.

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Topics:
Fire Ecology    Fire Behavior    Fuels    Models    Prescribed Fire
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • energy
  • fire intensity
  • flame length
  • fuel moisture
  • photography
  • rate of spread
  • statistical analysis
  • topography
  • wind
Tall Timbers Record Number: 7788 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 33622

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