TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A comparison of three approaches for simulating fine-scale surface winds in support of wildland fire management. Part II. An exploratory study of the effect of simulated winds on fire growth simulations
JO  - International journal of wildland fire
A1  - Forthofer, Jason M.
A1  - Butler, Bret W.
A1  - McHugh, Charles W.
A1  - Finney, Mark A.
A1  - Bradshaw, Larry S.
A1  - Stratton, Richard D.
A1  - Shannon, Kyle S.
A1  - Wagenbrenner, Natalie S.
SP  - 982
EP  - 994
VL  - 23
IS  - 7
N2  - The effect of fine-resolution wind simulations on fire growth simulations is explored. The wind models are (1) a wind field consisting of constant speed and direction applied everywhere over the area of interest; (2) a tool based on the solution of the conservation of mass only (termed mass-conserving model) and (3) a tool based on a solution of conservation of mass and momentum (termed momentum-conserving model). Fire simulations use the FARSITE fire simulation system to simulate fire growth for one hypothetical fire and two actual wildfires. The momentum-conserving model produced fire perimeters that most closely matched the observed fire spread, followed by the mass-conserving model and then the uniform winds. The results suggest that momentum-conserving and mass-conserving models can reduce the sensitivity of fire growth simulations to input wind direction, which is advantageous to fire growth modellers. The mass-conserving and momentum-conserving wind models may be useful for operational use as decision support tools in wildland fire management, prescribed fire planning, smoke dispersion modelling, and firefighter and public safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-8001
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF12090
ID  - ref1
ER  -