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Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 1992
FIREMAP is a simulation system designed to estimate wildfire characteristics in spatially non-uniform environments and simulate the growth of fire in discrete time steps. This simulation system integrates Rothermel's behavior prediction model (Rothermel 1972) with a raster- based geographic information system. The outputs can be displayed as digital maps. This paper describes the concepts behind FIREMAP and compares simulation results with a real fire occurrence. The predicted burned area (138 ha) and the real burned area (132 ha) have a similar overall shape.
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Citation: Vasconcelos, M.J.; Guertin, D. Phillip. 1992. FIREMAP - simulation of fire growth with a geographic information system. International Journal of Wildland Fire 2(2):87-96.
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Keywords:
- Adenostoma fasciculatum
- Arizona
- brush
- chaparral
- computer program
- coniferous forests
- distribution
- Douglas-fir
- elevation
- fire case histories
- fire danger rating
- fire growth
- fire growth model
- fire intensity
- fire management
- FIREMAP
- flame length
- fuel management
- fuel moisture
- fuel types
- GIS - geographic information system
- heat
- Juniperus spp.
- moisture
- Pinus edulis
- Pinus ponderosa
- ponderosa pine
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- rate of spread
- simulation
- sloping terrain
- streams
- surface fires
- surface fuels
- vegetation surveys
- wind
Tall Timbers Record Number: 17043 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Journals-I • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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