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Use of BEHAVE on shrublands at the urban interface
| Author: |
Rice, C. L.; Martin, R. E. |
| Date: |
1985 |
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In: Weather--the drive train connecting the solar engine to forest ecosystems: 8th Conference on Fire and Forest Meteorology. Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters. |
| Abstract: |
Although chaparral is usually acknowledged as a vegetation type that has high flammability, controversy exists whether the shrublands in the Berkeley/Oakland Hills constitute a fire hazard to the nearby residences. The Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory (previously the Northern Forest Fire Laboratory) fire behavior predictor and fuel modeling system, BEHAVE, was used to demonstrate the changing potential fire behavior under recorded weather conditions during the 1984 fire seasons. BEHAVE was also used to determine how fire behavior varies for vegetation on different aspects and slope positions. Custom fuel models were created, live and dead fuel moistures were monitored, and on-site weather conditions were recorded. BEHAVE was also used to guide decisions concerning the construction of a fuel break system adjacent to the homes on the park boundaries. |
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