Firemap - Simulation of fire growth with a geographic information system

Maria J. Vasconcelos; D. Phillip Guertin

doi:10.1071/WF9920087

Firemap - Simulation of fire growth with a geographic information system

Maria J. Vasconcelos
, D. Phillip Guertin

Sch of Nat Resource&Enviro-Res

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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’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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	87-96
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Wildland Fire
Volume	2
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/WF9920087
State	Published - 1992

Keywords

Fire behavior modeling
Geographic information systems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Forestry
Ecology

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