[GRASS-user] Description of WILDFIRE

Rainer M Krug Rainer.grass at krugs.de
Mon Dec 10 08:35:45 EST 2007


Hi Ljiljana

thanks for your response

Ljiljana Bodrožić wrote:
> These  modules are performing rate of spread calculationons for each 
> cell based on Rothermel equation for rate of spred (r.ros) and then 
> performing 2D eliptical spread simulation.
> 
> Fuel model used in this module is 13 category model defined by Anderson 
> and described in
> http://www.firemodels.org/downloads/behaveplus/publications/Anderson_INT-122_1982.pdf 

That is exactlyu what I was looking for - thanks.

> 
> 
> I am using the module in my work, but I am using grass 5.7 becouse when 
> I use higher version of grass the r.spread freezes, and I still didn't 
> get the answer why.

Oops - I am using 6.2.3 at the moment - I will definitely keep you posted.

> 
> If you notice that the new version  of grass is performing r.spread 
> without failure please let me know :)

Sure

regards,

Rainer

> 
> best regards
> 
> Ljiljana Bodrozic
> Department for modeling and inteligent systems
> Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval 
> Architecture
> University of Split
> 
> Rainer M Krug wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I am looking for a description of the layers needed and what they 
>> represent and how the module r.ros, r.spread are calculating the 
>> spread of fires. Especially a definition of the fuel model would be 
>> usefull.
>> Is there something like that available online?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Rainer
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