Table 2 Summary of the 21 simulations used to model predicted fire behavior in mixed-species ponderosa pine stands. Mortality phases include before a bark beetle attack (green), when the cured needles remain on the trees (red), and when the dead needles have fallen to the ground (gray). Mortality levels were 0 % (green), 20 %, 58 %, and 100 % of ponderosa pine, and synoptic scale wind speeds were 10 m sec−1 (low), 20 m sec−1 (moderate), and 40 m sec−1 (high).
Simulation | Mortality phase | Mortality level | Wind speed |
|---|---|---|---|
Green_low | green | none | low |
Green_mod | green | none | moderate |
Green_high | green | none | high |
Red20_low | red | 20 % | low |
Red20_mod | red | 20 % | moderate |
Red20_high | red | 20 % | high |
Red58_low | red | 58 % | low |
Red58_mod | red | 58 % | moderate |
Red58_high | red | 58 % | high |
Red100_low | red | 100 % | low |
Red100_mod | red | 100 % | moderate |
Red100_high | red | 100 % | high |
Gray20_low | gray | 20 % | low |
Gray20_mod | gray | 20 % | moderate |
Gray20_high | gray | 20 % | high |
Gray58_low | gray | 58 % | low |
Gray58_mod | gray | 58 % | moderate |
Gray58_high | gray | 58 % | high |
Gray100_low | gray | 100 % | low |
Gray100_mod | gray | 100 % | moderate |
Gray100 high | gray | 100 % | high |