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MC1 DGVM fire potential forecast May-November 2011 (based on ECPC 7-month weather forecast)
Jun 3, 2011
(Last modified Jul 25, 2012)
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Conservation Biology Institute
- Description:
- This dataset shows the predicted area of high fire potential for the current year up to the end of the forecast period as simulated by a modified version of the MC1 Dynamic General Vegetation Model (DGVM).
The area of high fire potential is where PDSI and MC1-calculated values of potential fire behavior (fireline intensity for forest and shrubland and rate of spread of spread for grassland) exceed calibrated threshold values.
Potential fire behavior in MC1 is estimated using National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) formulas, monthly climatic (temperature, precipitation, and relative humidity) data, and fuel moisture and loading estimates.
Monthly climatic data includes recorded values up to the last observed month and forecast values provided by the weather model identified in the dataset title.
Future climate forecasts have been made available through cooperation with the International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI) of Columbia University which provides monthly updates of 7-month future climate forecasts from fiv
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United States Forest Service, MAPSS team--Raymond Drapek
- Content date:
- 05/2011 - 11/2011
- Spatial Resolution:
- 4km x 4km
- Contact Organization:
- United States Forest Service
- Contact Person(s):
Raymond Drapek
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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