A comparison of geospatially modeled fire behavior and potential application to fire and fuels management for the Savannah River Site.

Kurth, Laurie ; Hollingsworth, LaWen ; Shea, Dan

Savannah River Forest Station

关键词: Management;    Classification;    Geospatial Modeling;    Sampling;    Fire Behavior;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1033332
RP-ID  :  11-17-R
RP-ID  :  AI09-00SR22188
RP-ID  :  1033332

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This study evaluates modeled fire behavior for the Savannah River Site in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the southeastern U.S. using three data sources: FCCS, LANDFIRE, and SWRA. The Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS) was used to build fuelbeds from intensive field sampling of 629 plots. Custom fire behavior fuel models were derived from these fuelbeds. LANDFIRE developed surface fire behavior fuel models and canopy attributes for the U.S. using satellite imagery informed by field data. The Southern Wildfire Risk Assessment (SWRA) developed surface fire behavior fuel models and canopy cover for the southeastern U.S. using satellite imagery.