@article{ec42f35a56c644e89c9a58f5a9afbcc2,
title = "Firemap - Simulation of fire growth with a geographic information system",
abstract = "FIREMAP is a simulation system designed to estimate wild fire characteristics in spatially non-uniform environments and simulate the growth of fire in discrete time steps. This simulation system integrates Rothermel{\textquoteright}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.",
keywords = "Fire behavior modeling, Geographic information systems",
author = "Vasconcelos, {Maria J.} and Guertin, {D. Phillip}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgement.. Theauthors thankProfs. Malcolm Zwolinski andRobert Itami, School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona and Prof. J.M.C. Pereira, Department of Forestry, University of Lisbon, for their support and sugestions. We are also grateful to Roland Hartzel and Cliff Anabel from the Apache Indian Reservation for providing the maps and fire data that made this work possible, and to the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station for travel funding. This reseach results from a Master of Science program supported by the Luso American Foundation for Development, in Portugal. Part of this work was developed while the first author was on leave with a grant from Junta Nacional de Informacilo Cientifica e Tecnologica.",
year = "1992",
doi = "10.1071/WF9920087",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "2",
pages = "87--96",
journal = "International Journal of Wildland Fire",
issn = "1049-8001",
publisher = "CSIRO Publishing ",
number = "2",
}