Evaluating the Ability of FARSITE to Simulate Wildfires Influenced by Extreme, Downslope Winds in Santa Barbara, California
Extreme, downslope mountain winds often generate dangerous wildfire conditions. We used the wildfire spread model Fire Area Simulator (FARSITE) to simulate two wildfires influenced by strong wind events in Santa Barbara, CA. High spatial-resolution imagery for fuel maps and hourly wind downscaled to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-07-01
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Series: | Fire |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/3/3/29 |