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Fire Weather fundamentals

Fire Weather fundamentals. COMET Modules. Huge number of modules on fire weather, many related as a part of a larger course. Most fundamental one: Fire Behavior Do this module, audio or print version http://www.meted.ucar.edu/fire/s591/firesci/

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Fire Weather fundamentals

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  1. Fire Weather fundamentals

  2. COMET Modules • Huge number of modules on fire weather, many related as a part of a larger course. • Most fundamental one: Fire Behavior • Do this module, audio or print version • http://www.meted.ucar.edu/fire/s591/firesci/ • Take quiz after class if rushed to finish, we will allow about 40 min for class activity.

  3. Guided Discussion/Exploration • Task: Find U.S. locations likely to have significant fire danger in coming days • How might we get a national idea of dryness of fuels? • What are the key weather elements? • What are some threshold values? • Should thresholds vary by location? • How might terrain factor on a large scale? • What are the NWS warnings for fire weather conditions?

  4. Some links • Example of threshold for Red Flag: • http://www.mesonet.ttu.edu/fireweather.html • NIFC Southern Area • http://gacc.nifc.gov/sacc/predictive/outlooks/Fire_Potential.html • Fire Weather Web Tool • http://w1.spc.woc.noaa.gov/exper/firecomp/flt/

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