WRF-Fire
Encyclopedia
WRF-Fire is a coupled atmosphere-wildfire
model, which combines the Weather Research and Forecasting model
(WRF) with a fire spread model, implemented by the level set method
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WRF-Fire is released as a part of the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) since WRF 3.2.
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
model, which combines the Weather Research and Forecasting model
Weather Research and Forecasting model
The Weather Research and Forecasting model, , is a specific computer program with a dual use for forecasting and research. It was created through a partnership that includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , the National Center for Atmospheric Research , and more than 150 other...
(WRF) with a fire spread model, implemented by the level set method
Level set method
The level set method is a numerical technique for tracking interfaces and shapes. The advantage of the level set method is that one can perform numerical computations involving curves and surfaces on a fixed Cartesian grid without having to parameterize these objects...
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WRF-Fire is released as a part of the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) since WRF 3.2.