Session 8 Fire Behavior, Spread and Emissions Impacts

Thursday, 25 October 2007: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
The Turrets (Atlantic Oakes Resort)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
Chair:
Francis M. Fujioka, USDA Forest Service, Fire Meteorology, Riverside, CA

Papers:
8:30 AM
8.1
Evolution of turbulent kinetic energy and the Haines Index during wildfires in the north central and northeastern U.S
Warren E. Heilman, USDA Forest Service, Lansing, MI; and X. Bian

8:45 AM
8.2
Using high-resolution weather data to predict fire spread using the FARSITE simulator—a case study in California chaparral
David R. Weise, USDA Forest Service, Riverside, CA; and S. C. Chen, P. J. Riggan, C. Jones, B. W. Butler, and F. M. Fujioka
Recorded Presentation

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9:00 AM
8.3
The structure and evolution of terrain-induced meteorological features influencing the Alberta and Mack Lake wildfire environments
Brian J. Miretzky, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY; and J. E. Martin and B. Potter
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
8.4
Determining carbon emissions from Siberian fires using the Canadian and Russian Fire Danger Rating Systems
Douglas J. McRae, Canadian Forest Service, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada; and J. Z. Jin, Y. Q. Yang, S. P. Baker, S. G. Conard, B. J. Stocks, and A. I. Sukhinin
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
8.5
Mercury emissions and dispersion from the 2007 south Georgia wildfires
Scott L. Goodrick, USDA Forest Service, Athens, GA; and Y. Liu, R. J. DiCosty, M. A. Callaham, and J. A. Stanturf
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
8.6
Exploratory study of energy distribution and evolution for wildfires
Brian E. Potter, USDA Forest Service, Seattle, WA
Recorded Presentation

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