Using Infrared Imagery to Assess Fire Behaviour in a Mulched Fuel Bed in Black Spruce Forests
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Site Description
2.2. Weather
2.3. Prescribed Fire and Data Collection
3. Results
3.1. Fire Observations
3.2. Comparison to Fire Behaviour Models
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Weather Variable | May 31—Anemometer | May 31—Temporary Automatic | Sandy Lake 30-Year Average |
---|---|---|---|
Temperature (°C) [nth percentile] | 28 (99) | 33 (100) | 14 |
Relative Humidity (%) [nth percentile] | 23 (97) | 37 (63) | 47 |
Wind Speed (km h−1) [nth percentile] | 10 (47) | 7 (25) | 12 |
Fire Weather | |||||
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FFMC | DMC | BUI | DC | ISI | FWI |
93 | 63 | 69 | 175 | 9 | 24 |
Fire Behaviour | |||
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Fuel Type | Rate of Spread (m min−1) | Head Fire Intensity (kW m−1) | Fuel Consumption (kg m−2) |
Observed | |||
Mulch | 1.2 | 650 | 1.8 |
Reference Model | |||
S-1 | 16 | 35,000 | 7 |
S-2 | 8 | 28,000 | 12 |
S-3 | 13 | 94,000 | 23 |
M-2 (50% conifer) | 8 | 5000 | 2.8 |
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Moore, B.; Thompson, D.K.; Schroeder, D.; Johnston, J.M.; Hvenegaard, S. Using Infrared Imagery to Assess Fire Behaviour in a Mulched Fuel Bed in Black Spruce Forests. Fire 2020, 3, 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire3030037
Moore B, Thompson DK, Schroeder D, Johnston JM, Hvenegaard S. Using Infrared Imagery to Assess Fire Behaviour in a Mulched Fuel Bed in Black Spruce Forests. Fire. 2020; 3(3):37. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire3030037
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoore, Brett, Dan K. Thompson, Dave Schroeder, Joshua M. Johnston, and Steven Hvenegaard. 2020. "Using Infrared Imagery to Assess Fire Behaviour in a Mulched Fuel Bed in Black Spruce Forests" Fire 3, no. 3: 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire3030037