UBC ATSC 413 - Forest-fire Weather & Climate

Thursday Schedule

(Follow this schedule to access fire cases, online lectures, homeworks, and quizzes. In this hybrid course, material is presented both in person and online.)


Thursday:      Theme:  Last Day: Synthesis & Wrap-up

Topic Activities & Assignments Learning Goals. By the end of this section, you will be able to ...
Smoke - part 2

See the Smoke-part 1 links from week 11.
Today, finish discussion on smoke dispersion, HYSPLIT modeling, BlueSk wildfire smoke forecast system, fire heat budget, and fire radiative power. Also see paper by Moisseeva and Stull 2021 on wildfire smoke plume rise.

See the learning goals from Thursday Week 11 that were not covered during that week.
Synthesis See the National Wildfire Coordinating Group NWCG Fire Environment Poster.
(The original link is: https://www.nwcg.gov/publications/439 ).
Describe the factors that influence fire behavior and how they interact. This includes sun, heat, humidity, rain, clouds, smoke plumes, wind speed and direction, topography, fuel characteristics, visual appearance and rapid changes in fire behavior.
Retrospective, Synthesis, Societal Impacts Last Lecture Slides. Pull together all aspects of this course for a holistic view of fire weather and society.
Trailer "FireStorm" Weather Channel documentary (42 minutes) on wildfire fighting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWY2kTr_u-I (Not a learning goal. But a good video to end the course with.)
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