Session 4 Application of Mesoscale Weather Modeling for Fire Management

Tuesday, 11 January 2000: 8:00 AM-10:00 AM
Host: Third Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
Organizer:
Elizabeth Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO

Papers:
8:00 AM
4.1
Operational use of mesoscale models in fire weather forecasting
Elizabeth Mulvihill Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO; and M. P. Meyers, M. Chamberlain, and R. McAnelly

8:15 AM
4.2
Numerical weather prediction for fire hazards on Oahu/Hawaii
Duane E. Stevens, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI; and D. Funayama and F. M. Fujioka

8:30 AM
4.3
Development of an Objective Spot Forecasting Tool Using a Mesoscale Model
Scott L. Goodrick, Florida Division of Forestry, Tallahassee, FL

8:45 AM
4.4
Real-Time Mesoscale Model Forecasts for Fire and Smoke Management: An Update
Sue A. Ferguson, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Seattle, WA

9:00 AM
4.5
Mesoscale numerical forecasting of wind changes in support of fire-fighting operations
Graham A. Mills, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, Melbourne, Vic., Australia

9:15 AM
4.6
Very high resolution model forecasts of fire weather for the January 1994 Fires
Lance M. Leslie, Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; and M. S. Speer and R. Bunker

9:30 AM
4.7
Numerical modeling of the Santa Barbara Sundowner of 27 June, 1990
Chris MacFarland, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA; and C. Jones and J. Michaelsen

9:45 AM
4.0a
Session Introduction: Elizabeth Page, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO

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