Media

Title

The North American Wildland Fuels Database (NAWFD): Improved Information on Fuel Loading for Fire and Smoke Modeling in Research and Operations
Media Type: Webinar
Presenter(s):
  • Nancy H. F. French
    Michigan Technological University
    nhfrench@mtu.edu
  • Susan J. Prichard
    University of Washington
    sprich@uw.edu
  • Maureen C. Kennedy
    University of Washington
    mkenn@uw.edu
  • Michael Billmire
    Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
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Publisher(s):
  • International Arctic Research Center
Date: December 3, 2019

Cataloging Information

Keyword(s):
  • EVT - existing vegetation type
  • fire operations research
  • fuel loading
  • fuels database
  • smoke modeling
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Record Maintained By:
FRAMES Staff; https://www.frames.gov/contact
Record Last Modified: January 30, 2020
FRAMES Record Number: 60372

Description

The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) has supported the development of a new resource for defining fuel loading across the variable landscapes of the US. The work entailed compiling existing data on fuel loadings categorized by Existing Vegetation Type (EVT). The data has been analyzed to statistically describe the variability in fuels, and studied to understand the sensitivity of fuel loading variability to fire emissions. The database development, analysis, and resulting database access and visualization system will be reviewed. The presentation will provide some guidance on how to use these new data for improved emissions modeling and other applications.

The database is available here: https://fuels.mtri.org/  

Recording Length: 1:13:17
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