Table 1 Inputs used in fire behavior simulations. Stand-level simulations utilized worst case scenario conditions. Landscape-level simulations subjected initial fuel moistures to a 2-day conditioning period.
From: Predicted Fire Behavior and Societal Benefits in Three Eastern Sierra Nevada Vegetation Types
Value | |
|---|---|
Weather inputs | |
Wind speed (km hr−1) | 40 |
Wind reduction factor | 0.3 |
Low temperature (°C) | 13 |
High temperature (°C) | 35 |
High relative humidity (%) | 30 |
Low relative humidity (%) | 10 |
Fuel moisture (%) | |
1 hr | 4 |
10 hr | 5 |
100 hr | 6 |
Live herbaceous | 60 |
Live woody | 75 |
Foliar moisture | 100 |
Canopy characteristics | |
Height (m) | 4.6 |
Canopy base height (m) | 0.6 |
Canopy bulk density (kg m−3) | 0.1 |
Available canopy fuel load (t ha−1) | 5.4 |