7. Content of the package

This page lists the fuels models, the rate of spread models and the workflows that are contained within the package.

Fuel models

  • Anderson13: Anderson 13 categories (info)

  • ScottandBurgan40: Scott and Burgan 40 categories (info)

Rate of spread models

Rate fo spread models are contained in firebench.ros_models.

Vegetation

  • Rothermel_SFIRE: Rothermel model as implemented in WRF-SFIRE (info)

  • Balbi_2022_fixed_SFIRE: Balbi 2022 model as implemented in WRF-SFIRE (info)

  • Santoni2011: Santoni 2011 model (info)

Urban

  • Hamada_1: Hamada model derived from Scawthorn, C. (2009). Enhancements in HAZUS-MH. Fire Following Earthquake Task, 3.

  • Hamada_2: Hamada model derived from the equations in Himoto, K., & Tanaka, T. (2008)

Wind interpolation

Vertical interpolation to midflame height / average wind over flame height

  • Baughman_20ft_wind_reduction_factor_unsheltered: Calculate the wind reduction factor for a wind 20ft above vegetation level (info)

  • Baughman_generalized_wind_reduction_factor_unsheltered: Generalized version of wind reduction factor from Baughman and Albini (1980) (info)

  • Masson_canyon: Urban canyon wind speed Masson (2000)