Title:

Data catalog and scanned images for Anderson and Rothermel early fire behavior experiments

Author(s):

Smith, Diane M.; Lee, Kristine M.

Publication Year:

2013

How to Cite:

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Smith, Diane M.; Lee, Kristine M. 2013. Data catalog and scanned images for Anderson and Rothermel early fire behavior experiments. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0011

Abstract:

This data publication contains scanned photos from pivotal experiments conducted by Richard Rothermel and Hal Anderson at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory from the early 1960s through the mid-1980s. The scans document early research that forms the foundation of fire spread and fire danger models used in the field to this day. It also contains a data catalog and finding aid for the hard copy data and files available for these experiments. The current generation of web-based fire decision support systems is based on this early Rothermel and Anderson research.

Keywords:

biota; Fire; Fire detection; Fire suppression, pre-suppression; Prescribed fire; Wildland/urban interface; Hal Anderson; Richard Rothermel; wildland fire research; burn studies; large fuels; fuel models; crown fire; burn out research; fire shelter deployment; Aerospace Corporation research; lightning documentation; fire spread model; fire scan; Butte fire; Canyon Creek fire; Dunham fire; Pattee Canyon fire; Yosemite fire; Joint Fire Science Program; JFSP; Missoula; Montana; United States; Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory; Priest River; Yellowstone National Park

Related publications:

• Rothermel, Richard C. 1983. How to predict the spread and intensity of forest and range fires. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-143. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 161 p. //research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/24635
• Rothermel, Richard C. 1972. A mathematical model for predicting fire spread in wildland fuels. Research Paper. INT-115. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 40 p. //research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/32533
• Rothermel, Richard C.; Anderson, Hal E. 1966. Fire spread characteristics determined in the laboratory. Research Paper. INT-30. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. //www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_int/int_rp030.pdf
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  • RDS-2013-0011_Supplements.zip (265.48 KB; Checksum)
  • RDS-2013-0011_Anderson1.zip (559.78 MB; Checksum)
  • RDS-2013-0011_Anderson2.zip (806.75 MB; Checksum)
  • RDS-2013-0011_Anderson3.zip (925.67 MB; Checksum)
  • RDS-2013-0011_Rothermel1.zip (644.76 MB; Checksum)
  • RDS-2013-0011_Rothermel2.zip (769.14 MB; Checksum)
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