Abstract. We use a coupled atmosphere-fire model to simulate a fire that occurred on August 14-17, 2009, in the Harmanli region, Bulgaria. Data was obtained from GIS and satellites imagery, and from standard atmospheric data sources. Fuel data was classified in the 13 Anderson categories. For correct fire behavior, the spatial resolution of the models needed to be fine enough to resolve the essential micrometeorological effects. The simulation results are compared to available incident data. The code runs faster than real time on a cluster. The model is available from openwfm.org and it extends WRF-Fire from WRF 3.3 release.
Abstract. WRF-Fire consists of the WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting Model) coupled with a fire spread model, based on the levelset method. We describe a preliminary application of WRF-Fire to a forest fire in Bulgaria, oportunities for research of forest fire models for Bulgaria, and plans for the development of an Environmental Decision Support Systems which includes computational modeling of fire behavior.
In our paper we will present the IMPRESS Platform tools that have been used for tests and validation purposes in the case of Palermo Demo. The demo has been part of a national Italian field test exercise for civil protection authorities and all related services along. The system validation and tests procedures have been fulfilled in alignment with the authorities remarks. The outcomes and results from each tool in the platform will be described and the added value for the users who worked with them.
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