David R. Weise, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Yucheng He, Sanika R. Nishandar, Jiachen Zhang, Hannah Lee, Joey Chong, Gloria M. Burke, Marko Princevac, David R. Weise. 2026. Analysis of ladder fuel ignition through experiments and fire dynamics simulator simulation
• David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher, Timothy J. Johnson, WeiMin Hao, Russell G. Tonkyn, Catherine A. Banach, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Mahsa Alizadeh, Steve P. Baker. 2026. The composition of gases from a diffusion flame above longleaf pine needle fuel beds
• David R. Weise, Jeffrey A Heys, Chris Clervi. 2026. Strategic fuel break assessment for Southern California national forests: process description and data
• David R. Weise, Stephen S. Sackett, Sally M. Haase, Nels G. Johnson, Gloria M. Burke. 2025. Predicting soil temperatures associated with reintroduction of prescribed burning in western coniferous forests
• Benjamin C. Bright, Andrew T. Hudak, Nuria Sanchez-Lopez, E. Louise Loudermilk, Christie Hawley, Eric Rowell, Joseph J. O’Brien, Steven A. Flanagan, Kevin Robertson, Akira Kato, Chad Hoffman, David R. Weise, J. Kevin Hiers. 2025. Comparing biomass consumption estimated from point cloud data versus long-wave infrared imagery during prescribed growing season burns in pine woodlands of the southeastern United States
• Jonathan L. Batchelor, Andrew T. Hudak, Akira Kato, David R. Weise, L. Monika Moskal. 2025. Drone-based, multispectral photogrammetric point clouds to classify fire severity at differing canopy height strata
• Mahsa Alizadeh, David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher. 2024. Characteristics of pyrolysis products of California chaparral and their potential effect on wildland fires
• David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher, Timothy J. Johnson, Wei Min Hao, Mark A. Dietenberger, Marko Princevac, Bret W. Butler, Sara S. McAllister, Joseph J. O'Brien, E. Louise Loudermilk, Roger D. Ottmar, Andrew T. Hudak, Akira Kato, Babak Shotorban, Shankar Mahalingam, Tanya L. Myers, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Stephen P. Baker. 2024. Comparing gas composition from fast pyrolysis of live foliage measured in bench-scale and fire-scale experiments
• Alexandra K. Jonko, Rodman R. Linn, Ilkay Altintas, Adam L. Atchley, L. Turin Dickman, Andreas Bar, Adam D. Collins, Jean-Luc Dupuy, Michael R. Gallagher, J. Kevin Hiers, Chad M. Hoffman, Sharon M. Hood, Matthew D. Hurteau, W. Matt Jolly, Alexander Josephson, E. Louise Loudermilk, Wu Ma, Sean T. Michaletz, Rachael H. Nolan, Joseph J. O’Brien, Russell A. Parsons, Raquel Partelli-Feltrin, Francois Pimont, Vıctor Resco de Dios, Joseph Restaino, Zachary J. Robbins, Karla A. Sartor, Emily Schultz-Fellenz, Shawn P. Serbin, Sanna Sevanto, Jacquelyn K. Shuman, Carolyn H. Sieg, Nicholas Skowronski, David R. Weise, Molly Wright, Chonggang Xu, Marta Yebra, Nicolas Younes. 2023. Integrating plant physiology into simulation of fire behavior and effects
• David R. Weise, TJ Johnson, TL Myers, WM Hao, S Baker, J Palarea-Albaladejo. 2022. A comparison of two methods to measure pyrolysis gases in a wind tunnel and in prescribed burns
• David R. Weise, Timothy J. Johnson, Tanya L. Myers, Wei Min Hao, Stephen Baker, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Nicole K. Scharko, Ashley M. Bradley, Catherine A. Banach, Russell G. Tonkyn. 2022. Comparing two methods to measure oxidative pyrolysis gases in a wind tunnel and in prescribed burns
• Peyman Rahimi Borujerdi, Babak Shotorban, Shankar Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2022. Influence of pyrolysis gas composition and reaction kinetics on leaf-scale fires
• Molly M. Herzog, Andrew T. Hudak, David R. Weise, Ashley M. Bradley, Russell G. Tonkyn, Catherine A. Banach, Tanya L. Myers, Benjamin C. Bright, Jonathan L. Batchelor, Akira Kato, John S. Maitland, Timothy J. Johnson. 2022. Point cloud based mapping of understory shrub fuel distribution, estimation of fuel consumption and relationship to pyrolysis gas emissions on experimental prescribed burns
• Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez, Amir Hessam Aminfar, Shusmita Saha, Kyle Awayan, David R. Weise, Marko Princevac. 2022. The transition and spread of a chaparral crown fire: Insights from laboratory scale wind tunnel experiments
• David R. Weise, Wei Min Hao, Stephen Baker, Marko Princevac, Amir-Hessam Aminfar, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Roger D. Ottmar, Andrew T. Hudak, Joseph Restaino, Joseph J. O’Brien. 2022. Comparison of fire-produced gases from wind tunnel and small field experimental burns
• Roderquita Moore, Mark A. Dietenberger, Doreen Mann, Patricia K. Lebow, David R. Weise. 2022. Utilizing two-dimensional gas chromatography time of flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC ToFMS) to characterize volatile products from pyrolysis of living vegetation foliage
• Elham Amini, Mohammad-Saeed Safdari, Nathan Johnson, David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher. 2021. Pyrolysis kinetics of wildland vegetation using model-fitting methods
• David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher, Mohammad-Saeed Safdari, Elham Amini, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo. 2021. Application of compositional data analysis to determine the effects of heating mode, moisture status and plant species on pyrolysates
• Francis M. Fujioka, David R. Weise, Shyh-Chin Chen, Seung Hee Kim, Menas C. Kafatos. 2021. Reaction intensity partitioning: a new perspective of the National Fire Danger Rating System Energy Release Component
• Charles R. Boardman, Mark A. Dietenberger, David R. Weise. 2021. Specific heat capacity of wildland foliar fuels to 434 °C
• Catherine A. Banach, Ashley M. Bradley, Russell G. Tonkyn, Olivia N. Williams, Joey Chong, David R. Weise, Tanya L. Myers, Timothy J. Johnson. 2021. Dynamic infrared gas analysis from longleaf pine fuel beds burned in a wind tunnel: observation of phenol in pyrolysis and combustion phases
• Roderquita Moore, Doreen Mann, Frederick Matt, Mark A. Dietenberger, David R. Weise. 2020. Characterization of fetterbush Lyonia lucida liquid extractions
• Charles R. Boardman, Mark A. Dietenberger, Babak Shotorban, William E. Mell, David R. Weise. 2020. Thermal degradation modeling of live vegetation for fire dynamic simulator
• Mark A. Dietenberger, Charles R. Boardman, David R. Weise. 2020. New methods for pyrolysis and combustion properties of forest litter: enhanced cone calorimetry with longleaf pine needles
• David R. Weise, Heejung Jung, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, David R. Cocker. 2020. Compositional data analysis of smoke emissions from debris piles with low-density polyethylene
• David R. Weise, Javier Palarea‐Albaladejo, Timothy J. Johnson, Heejung Jung. 2020. Analyzing wildland fire smoke emissions data using compositional data techniques
• Mohammad-Saeed Safdari, Elham Amini, David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher. 2020. Comparison of pyrolysis of live wildland fuels heated by radiation vs. convection
• Frederick Matt, Mark A. Dietenberger, David R. Weise. 2020. Summative and ultimate analysis of live leaves from southern U.S. forest plants for use in fire modeling
• Andrew T. Hudak, Akira Kato, Benjamin C. Bright, E. Louise Loudermilk, Christie Hawley, Joseph Restaino, Roger D. Ottmar, Gabriel A. Prata, Carlos Cabo, Susan J. Prichard, Eric M. Rowell, David R. Weise. 2020. Towards spatially explicit quantification of pre- and postfire fuels and fuel consumption from traditional and point cloud measurements
• M. C. Phillips, T. L. Myers, T. J. Johnson, David R. Weise. 2020. In-situ measurement of pyrolysis and combustion gases from biomass burning using swept wavelength external cavity quantum cascade lasers
• Amirhessam Aminfar, Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez, Masoud Ghasemian, Nataly Rosales Espitia, David R. Weise, Marko Princevac. 2020. Using Background-Oriented Schlieren to visualize convection in a propagating wildland fire
• Peyman Rahimi Borujerdi, Babak Shotorban, Shankar Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2019. Modeling of water evaporation from a shrinking moist biomass slab subject to heating: Arrhenius approach versus equilibrium approach
• Mark A. Dietenberger, Charles R. Boardman, David R. Weise. 2019. Heats for combustion, capacities, and evaporation of fresh leaves, and their relationships to leaf compositions
• Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez, AmirHessam Aminfar, David R. Weise, Marko Princevac. 2019. On the use of semi-empirical flame models for spreading chaparral crown fire
• Mohammad-Saeed Safdari, Elham Amini, David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher. 2019. Heating rate and temperature effects on pyrolysis products from live wildland fuels
• Nicole K. Scharko, Ashley M. Oeck, Russell G. Tonkyn, Stephen P. Baker, Emily N. Lincoln, Joey Chong, Bonni M. Corcoran, Gloria M. Burke, David R. Weise, Tanya L. Myers, Catherine A. Banach, David W. T. Griffith, Timothy J. Johnson. 2019. Identification of gas-phase pyrolysis products in a prescribed fire: first detections using infrared spectroscopy for naphthalene, methyl nitrite, allene, acrolein and acetaldehyde
• David R. Weise, Stephen S. Sackett, Sally M. Haase, Nels G. Johnson. 2019. Effects of fire rotation interval and overstory type on ambient soil temperatures in ponderosa pine forests in Arizona
• Christian Bartolome, Marko Princevac, David R. Weise, Shankar Mahalingam, Masoud Ghasemian, Akula Venkatram, Henry Vu, Guillermo Aguilar. 2019. Laboratory and numerical modeling of the formation of superfog from wildland fires
• Joseph Restaino, N. K. Scharko, A. M. Oeck, T. L. Myers, R. G. Tonkyn, C. A. Banach, S. P. Baker, Emily N. Lincoln, Joey Chong, Bonni M. Corcoran, Gloria M. Burke, Roger D. Ottmar, David R. Weise, T. J. Johnson. 2019. Gas-phase pyrolysis products emitted by prescribed fires in pine forests with a shrub understory in the southeastern United States
• Elham Amini, Mohammad-Saeed Safdari, Jonathan T. DeYoung, David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher. 2019. Characterization of pyrolysis products from slow pyrolysis of live and dead vegetation native to the southern United States
• Thomas H. Fletcher, Mohammad-Saeed Safdari,  Elham Amini, David R. Weise. 2018. Bench-scale measurement of pyrolysis products from intact live fuels
• Chen Shen, Thomas H. Fletcher, David R. Weise. 2018. Semi-empirical fire spread model for chamise and big sagebrush shrubs with spatially-defined fuel elements and flames
• David R. Weise, Timothy J. Johnson, WeiMin M. Hao, Marko Princevac, Nicole Scharko, Ashley Oeck, Tanya L. Myers, Steve P. Baker, Emily N. Lincoln, AmirHessam Aminfar. 2018. Measurement of pyrolysis products from mixed fuel beds during fires in a wind tunnel
• David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher, Timothy J. Johnson, WeiMin M. Hao, Mark A. Dietenberger, Marko Princevac, Bret W. Butler, Sara S. McAllister, Joseph J. O'Brien, E. Louise Loudermilk, Roger D. Ottmar, Andrew T. Hudak, Akira Kato, Babak Shotorban, Shankar Mahalingam, William E. Mell. 2018. A project to measure and model pyrolysis to improve prediction of prescribed fire behavior
• David R. Weise, J Cobian-Iniguez, M. Princevac. 2018. Surface to crown transition
• David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher, Wesley Cole, Shankar Mahalingam, Xiangyang Zhou, Lulu Sun, Jing Li. 2018. Fire behavior in chaparral–Evaluating flame models with laboratory data
• Mohammad-Saeed Safdari, Mahmood Rahmati, Elham Amini, Joel E. Howarth, Jansen P. Berryhill, Mark A. Dietenberger, David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher. 2018. Characterization of pyrolysis products from fast pyrolysis of live and dead vegetation native to the Southern United States
• Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez, AmirHessam Aminfar, Joey Chong, Gloria M. Burke, Albertina Zuniga, David R. Weise, Marko Princevac. 2017. Wind tunnel experiments to study chaparral crown fires
• David R. Weise, Thomas H. Fletcher, Shankar Mahalingam, Xiangyang Zhou, Lulu Sun. 2017. Fire spread in chaparral: comparison of data with flame-mass loss relationships
• C. Anand, B. Shotorban, S. Mahalingam, Sara S. McAllister, David R. Weise. 2017. Physics-based modeling of live wildland fuel ignition experiments in the Forced Ignition and Flame Spread Test apparatus
• Tongxin Hu, Long Sun, Haiqing Hu, David R. Weise, Futao Guo. 2017. Soil respiration of the Dahurian Larch (Larix gmelinii) forest and the response to fire disturbance in Da Xing'an Mountains, China
• Sara S. McAllister, David R. Weise. 2017. Effects of season on ignition of live wildland fuels using the forced ignition and flame spread test apparatus
• Jonathan R. Gallacher, Thomas H. Fletcher, Victoria Lansinger, Sydney Hansen, Taylor Ellsworth, David R. Weise. 2017. Physical characteristics of shrub and conifer fuels for fire behavior models
• Jing Li, Shankar Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2017. Experimental investigation of fire propagation in single live shrubs
• Trevor Maynard, Marko Princevac, David R. Weise. 2016. A study of the flow field surrounding interacting line fires
• David R. Weise, Dale D. Wade, Ragnar W. Johansen, Haiganoush K. Preisler, David Combs, Edward E. Ach. 2016. Defoliation effects on growth and mortality of three young southern pine species
• Sally M. Haase, José J. Sánchez, David R. Weise. 2016. Evaluation of standard methods for collecting and processing fuel moisture samples
• Michael R Giordano, Joey Chong, David R. Weise, Akua A Asa-Awuku. 2016. Does chronic nitrogen deposition during biomass growth affect atmospheric emissions from biomass burning?
• David R. Weise, Eunmo Koo, Xiangyang Zhou, Shankar Mahalingam, Frédéric Morandini, Jacques-Henri Balbi. 2016. Fire spread in chaparral – a comparison of laboratory data and model predictions in burning live fuels
• B.L. Yashwanth, B. Shotorban, S. Mahalingam, C.W. Lautenberger, David R. Weise. 2016. A numerical investigation of the influence of radiation and moisture content on pyrolysis and ignition of a leaf-like fuel element
• M.J. Alvarado, C.R. Lonsdale, R.J. Yokelson, S.K. Akagi, I.R. Burling, H. Coe, J.S. Craven, E. Fischer, G.R. McMeeking, J.H. Seinfeld, T. Soni, J.W. Taylor, David R. Weise, Cyle E. Wold. 2015. Investigating the links between ozone and organic aerosol chemistry in a biomass burning plume from a prescribed fire in California chaparral
• David R. Weise, Wayne Miller, David R. Cocker, Heejung Jung, Seyedehsan Hosseini, Marko Princevac, Robert Yokelson, Ian Burling, Sheryl Akagi, Shawn P. Urbanski, WeiMin M. Hao. 2015. Recent emissions research in southwestern shrub and grassland fuels
• C. Sanpakit, S. Omodan, David R. Weise, M Princevac. 2015. Laboratory fire behavior measurements of chaparral crown fire
• David R. Weise, Timothy J. Johnson, Jim J. Reardon. 2015. Particulate and trace gas emissions from prescribed burns in southeastern U.S. fuel types: Summary of a 5-year project
• B.L. Yashwanth, B. Shotorban, S. Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2015. An investigation of the influence of heating modes on ignition and pyrolysis of woody wildland fuel
• T.J. Johnson, Robert Yokelson, S.K. Akagi, I.R. Burling, David R. Weise, Shawn P. Urbanski, C.E. Stockwell, Jim J. Reardon, Emily N. Lincoln, L.T.M. Profeta, A. Mendoza, M.D.W. Schneider, R.L. Sams, S.D. Williams, Cyle E. Wold, D.W.T. Griffith, M. Cameron, J.B. Gilman, C. Warneke, J.M. Roberts, P. Veres, W.C. Kuster, J de Gouw. 2014. Final Report for SERDP Project RC-1649: Advanced Chemical Measurements of Smoke from DoD-prescribed Burns
• M. J. Alvarado, C. R. Lonsdale, R. J. Yokelson, S. K. Akagi, I. R. Burling, H. Coe, J. S. Craven, E. Fischer, G. R. McMeeking, J. H. Seinfeld, T. Soni, J. W. Taylor, David R. Weise, Cyle E. Wold. 2014. Investigating the links between ozone and organic aerosol chemistry in a biomass burning plume from a California chaparral fire
• David R. Weise, Ted R. Fons. 2014. Wallace L. Fons: fire research pioneer
• Sheryl K. Akagi, Robert Yokelson, Ian R. Burling, David R. Weise, Jim J. Reardon, Shawn P. Urbanski, Timothy J. Johnson. 2014. First look at smoke emissions from prescribed burns in long-unburned longleaf pine forests
• Seyedehsan Hosseini, Qi Li, Manish Shrivastava, David R. Weise, David R. Cocker, J. Wayne Miller, Heejung S Jung. 2014. Effect of low-density polyethylene on smoke emissions from burning of simulated debris piles
• W. Tachajapong, S. Lozano, S. Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2014. Experimental modeling of crown fire initiation in open and closed shrubland systems
• Sheryl K. Akagi, Ian R. Burling, A. Mendoza, Timothy J. Johnson, M. Cameron, David W. T. Griffith, C. Paton-Walsh, David R. Weise, Jim J. Reardon, Robert Yokelson. 2014. Field measurements of trace gases emitted by prescribed fires in southeastern US pine forests using an open-path FTIR system
• W. Miller, David R. Weise, S. Mahalingam, M. Princevac, Robert Yokelson, WeiMin M. Hao, D. Cocker, H. Jung, G. Tonnesen, Shawn P. Urbanski, I. Burling, S. Hosseini, S. Akagi. 2013. Final report for SERDP project RC-1648: new tools for estimating and managing local/regional air quality impacts of prescribed burns. University of California - Riverside
• Seyedehsan Hosseini, Shawn P. Urbanski, P. Dixit, Qi Li, Ian Burling, Robert Yokelson, Timothy E. Johnson, Manish Sharivastava, Heejung Jung, David R. Weise, Wayne Miller, David Cocker. 2013. Laboratory characterization of PM emissions from combustion of wildland biomass fuels
• Robert Yokelson, I. R. Burling, J. B. Gilman, C. Warneke, C. E. Stockwell, J. de Gouw, S. K. Akagi, Shawn P. Urbanski, P. Veres, J. M. Roberts, W. C. Kuster, Jim J. Reardon, D. W. T. Griffith, T. J. Johnson, S. Hosseini, J. W. Miller, D. R. Cocker, H. Jung, David R. Weise. 2013. Coupling field and laboratory measurements to estimate the emission factors of identified and unidentified trace gases for prescribed fires
• S. K. Akagi, Robert Yokelson, I. R. Burling, S. Meinardi, I. Simpson, D. R. Blake, G. R. McMeeking, A. Sullivan, T. Lee, S. Kreidenweis, Shawn P. Urbanski, Jim J. Reardon, D. W. T. Griffith, T. J. Johnson, David R. Weise. 2013. Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes
• David R. Weise, Clinton Wright. 2013. Wildland fire emissions, carbon and climate: Characterizing wildland fuels
• Selina C. Ferguson, Ambarish Dahale, Babak Shotorban, S. Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2013. The role of moisture on combustion of pyrolysis gases in wildland fires
• S. K. Akagi, J. S. Craven, J. W. Taylor, G. R. McMeeking, R. J. Yokelson, I. R. Burling, Shawn P. Urbanski, Cyle E. Wold, J. H. Seinfeld, H. Coe, M. J. Alvarado, David R. Weise. 2012. Evolution of trace gases and particles emitted by a chaparral fire in California
• S. K. Akagi, R. J. Yokelson, I. R. Burling, S. Meinardi, I. Simpson, D. R. Blake, G. R. McMeeking, A. Sullivan, T. Lee, S. Kreidenweis, Shawn P. Urbanski, Jim J. Reardon, D. W. T. Griffith, T. J. Johnson, David R. Weise. 2012. Measurements of reactive trace gases and variable O3 formation rates in some South Carolina biomass burning plumes [Discussions]
• Robert Yokelson, I. R. Burling, J. B. Gilman, C. Warneke, C. E. Stockwell, J. de Gouw, S. K. Akagi, Shawn P. Urbanski, P. Veres, J. M. Roberts, W. C. Kuster, Jim J. Reardon, D. W. T. Griffith, T. J. Johnson, S. Hosseini, J. W. Miller, D. R. Cocker III, H. Jung, David R. Weise. 2012. Coupling field and laboratory measurements to estimate the emission factors of identified and unidentified trace gases for prescribed fires [Discussions]
• Ralph M. Nelson, Bret W. Butler, David R. Weise. 2012. Entrainment regimes and flame characteristics of wildland fires
• S.C. Dover, A.R. Dahale, B. Shotorban, S. Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2011. Influence of vegetation moisture on combustion of pyrolysis gases in wildland fires
• I. R. Burling, R. J. Yokelson, S. K. Akagi, Shawn P. Urbanski, Cyle E. Wold, D. W. T. Griffith, T. J. Johnson, Jim J. Reardon, David R. Weise. 2011. Airborne and ground-based measurements of the trace gases and particles emitted by prescribed fires in the United States
• K. Osborne, C. Dicus, C. Isbell, Alan Ager, David R. Weise, M. Landram. 2011. Effect of landscape-level fuel treatments on carbon emissions and storage over a 50 yr time cycle
• Philip J. Riggan, Lynn G. Wolden, Bob G. Tissell, David R. Weise, J. Coen. 2011. Remote sensing fire and fuels in southern California
• David R. Weise, E. Koo, X. Zhou, S. Mahalingam. 2011. A laboratory-scale comparison of rate of spread model predictions using chaparral fuel beds – preliminary results
• W. J. Cole, McKaye H. Dennis, Thomas H. Fletcher, David R. Weise. 2011. The effects of wind on the flame characteristics of individual leaves
• E. Lincoln, WeiMin M. Hao, S. Baker, R. J. Yokelson, I. R. Burling, Shawn P. Urbanski, W. Miller, David R. Weise, T. J. Johnson. 2010. A prescribed fire emission factors database for land management and air quality applications
• I. R. Burling, R. J. Yokelson, D. W. T. Griffith, T. J. Johnson, P. Veres, J. M. Roberts, C. Warneke, Shawn P. Urbanski, Jim J. Reardon, David R. Weise, WeiMin M. Hao, J. de Gouw. 2010. Laboratory measurements of trace gas emissions from biomass burning of fuel types from the southeastern and southwestern United States
• Eunmo Koo, Patrick J. Pagni, David R. Weise, John P. Woycheese. 2010. Firebrands and spotting ignition in large-scale fires
• J. Lozano, W. Tachajapong, David R. Weise, S. Mahalingam, M. Princevac. 2010. Fluid dynamics structures in a fire environment observed in laboratory-scale experiments
• S Hosseini, L. Qi, D. Cocker, David R. Weise, A. Miller, M. Shrivastava, J.W. Miller, S. Mahalingam, M. Princevac, H. Jung. 2010. Particle size distributions from laboratory-scale biomass fires using fast response instruments
• B.M. Pickett, C. Isackson, R. Wunder, T.H. Fletcher, B.W. Butler, David R. Weise. 2010. Experimental measurements during combustion of moist individual foliage samples
• David R. Weise, B. Mike Wotton. 2010. Wildland–urban interface fire behaviour and fire modelling in live fuels
• David R. Weise, S.L. Stephens, F.M. Fujioka, T.J. Moody, John W. Benoit. 2010. Estimation of fire danger in Hawai'i using limited weather data and simulation
• Rodman R. Linn, Judith L. Winterkamp, David R. Weise, Carleton Edminster. 2010. A numerical study of slope and fuel structure effects on coupled wildfire behaviour
• John W. Benoit, Francis M. Fujioka, David R. Weise. 2009. Modeling fire behavior on tropical islands with high-resolution weather data
• Brent M. Pickett, Carl Isackson, Rebecca Wunder, Thomas H. Fletcher, Bret W. Butler, David R. Weise. 2009. Flame interactions and burning characteristics of two live leaf samples
• Randall P. Benson, John O. Roads, David R. Weise. 2009. Climatic and weather factors affecting fire occurrence and behavior
• C.A. Dicus, K. Delfino, David R. Weise. 2009. Predicted fire behavior and societal benefits in three eastern Sierra Nevada vegetation types
• Watcharapong Tachajapong, Jesse Lozano, Shakar Mahalingam, Xiangyang Zhou, David R. Weise. 2009. Experimental and numerical modeling of shrub crown fire initiation
• Seth H. Peterson, Marco E. Morais, Jean M. Carlson, Philip E. Dennison, Dar A. Roberts, Max A. Moritz, David R. Weise. 2009. Using HFire for spatial modeling of fire in shrublands
• G. Jones, J. Chew, R. Silverstein, C. Stalling, J. Sullivan, J. Troutwine, David R. Weise, D. Garwood. 2008. Spatial analysis of fuel treatment options for chaparral on the Angeles national forest
• S. L. Stephens, David R. Weise, D. L. Fry, R. J. Keiffer, J. Dawson, E. Koo, J. Potts, P. J. Pagni. 2008. Measuring the rate of spread of chaparral prescribed fires in northern California
• Watcharapong Tachajapong, Jesse Lozano, Shankar Mahalingam, Xiangyang Zhou, David R. Weise. 2008. An investigation of crown fuel bulk density effects on the dynamics of crown fire initiation in shrublands
• J.M. Castillo, G. Enriques, M. Nakahara, David R. Weise, L. Ford, R. Moraga, R. Vihnanek. 2007. Effects of cattle grazing, glyphosate, and prescribed burning on fountaingrass fuel loading in Hawai`i
• Pete M. Wohlgemuth, Ken R. Hubbert, Jan L. Beyers, David R. Weise. 2007. Evaluating the effectiveness of burned area emergency response (BAER) efforts after the 2003 wildfires, southern California
• Thomas H. Fletcher, Brent M. Pickett, Steven G. Smith, Gregory S. Spittle, Megan M. Woodhouse, Elizabeth Haake, David R. Weise. 2007. Effects of moisture on ignition behavior of moist California chaparral and Utah leaves
• Xiangyang Zhou, Shankar Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2007. Experimental study and large eddy simulation of effect of terrain slope on marginal burning in shrub fuel beds
• L. Sun, X. Zhou, S. Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2006. Comparison of burning characteristics of live and dead chaparral fuels
• Terry F. Strong, Audra E. Hubbell, David R. Weise, Gayne G. Erdmann. 2006. Effects of crown release on growth and quality of even-aged red maple stands
• X. Zhou, David R. Weise, S Mahalingam. 2005. Experimental measurements and numerical modeling of marginal burning in live chaparral fuel beds
• X. Zhou, S. Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2005. Experimental Modeling of the Effect of Terrain Slope on Marginal Burning
• David R. Weise, Xiangyang Zhou, Lulu Sun, Shankar Mahalingam. 2005. Fire spread in chaparral -"go or no-go?"
• E. Koo, P. Pagni, J. Woycheese, S. Stephens, David R. Weise, J. Huff. 2005. A simple physical model for forest fire spread
• L. Sun, X. Zhou, S.M. Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2005. Experimental investigation of the velocity field in buoyant diffusion flames using PIV and TPIV algorithm
• David R. Weise, F.M. Fujioka, R.M. Nelson. 2005. A comparison of 3 models of 1-hr timelag fuel moisture in Hawaii
• X. Zhou, S. Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2005. Modeling of marginal burning state of fire spread in live chaparral shrub fuel bed
• David R. Weise, Robert H. White, Frank C. Beall, Matt Etlinger. 2005. Use of the cone calorimeter to detect seasonal differences in selected combustion characteristics of ornamental vegetation
• David R. Weise, Thomas Fletcher, Larry Baxter, Shankar Mahalingam, Xiangyang Zhou, Patrick Pagni, Rod Linn, Bret W. Butler. 2004. A fundamental look at fire spread in California chaparral
• J.D. Engstrom, J.K Butler, S.G. Smith, L.L. Baxter, T.H. Fletcher, David R. Weise. 2004. Ignition behavior of live California chaparral leaves
• Philip E. Dennison, Dar A. Roberts, Sommer R. Thorgusen, Jon C. Regelbrugge, David R. Weise, Christopher Lee. 2003. Modeling seasonal changes in live fuel moisture and equivalent water thickness using a cumulative water balance index
• David R. Weise, Richard Kimberlin, Mike Arbaugh, Jim Chew, Greg \r\nJones, Jim Merzenich, Marc Wiitala, Robert E. Keane, Mark Schaaf, Jan Van Wagtendonk. 2003. Comparing potential fuel treatment trade-off models
• Xiangyang Zhou, Lulu Sun, Shankar Mahalingam, David R. Weise. 2003. Thermal particle image velocity estimation of fire plume flow
• David R. Weise, A. Gelobter, J. Regelbrugge, J. Millar. 2002. The Bee Fire: a case study validation of BEHAVE in chaparral fuels
• Robert H. White, David R. Weise, Kurt Mackes, Alison C. Dibble. 2002. Cone calorimeter testing of vegetation--an update
• Daniel L. Schmoldt, David L. Peterson, Robert E. Keane, James Lenihan, Donald McKenzie, David R. Weise, David V. Sandberg. 1999. Assessing the effects of fire disturbance on ecosystems: a scientific agenda for research and management.
• Susan G. Conard, David R. Weise. 1998. Management of fire regime, fuels, and fire effects in southern California chaparral: lessons from the past and thoughts for the future
• David R. Weise, Roberta A. Hartford, Larry Mahaffey. 1998. Assessing Live Fuel Moisture For Fire Management Applications
• David R. Weise, Aaron Gelobter, Sally M. Haase, Stephen S. Sackett. 1997. Photo Series for Quantifying Fuels and Assessing Fire Risk in Giant Sequoia Groves
• Gregory S. Biging, David R. Weise. 1997. A qualitative comparison of fire spread models incorporating wind and slope effects
• David R. Weise, Gregory S. Biging. 1996. Effects of wind velocity and slope on flame properties
• David R. Weise, Robert E. Martin. 1995. Poster Session
• Susan L. Frommer, David R. Weise. 1995. The quest for all-purpose plants
• David R. Weise, Robert E. Martin. 1995. The Biswell symposium: fire issues and solutions in urban interface and wildland ecosystems; February 15-17, 1994; Walnut Creek, California
• David R. Weise, G. Biging. 1994. Effects Of Wind Velocity And Slope On Fire Behavior
• David R. Weise. 1994. A tilting wind tunnel for fire behavior studies
• J. Michael Wuerth, David R. Weise. 1994. DESIGN: a program to create data entry programs
• David R. Weise, Glenn R. Glover. 1993. Selecting a sampling method to aid in vegetation management decisions in loblolly pine plantations
• Robert E. Martin, Mark A. Finney, Domingo M. Molina, David B. Sapsis, Scott L. Stephens, Joe H. Scott, David R. Weise. 1991. Dimensional analysis of flame angles versus wind speed
• David R. Weise, Darold E. Ward. 1991. Burning California Chaparral - An Exploratory Study of Some Common Shrubs and Their Combustion Characteristics
• David R. Weise, G.R. Glover. 1990. Simulating and sampling the hardwood component of loblolly pine plantations. In: Wensel, L.C.; Biging, G.S., tech
• David R. Weise, D. D. Wade, R. W. Johansen. 1989. Survival and growth of young southern pine after simulated crown scorch
• D.D. Wade, David R. Weise, R. Shell. 1989. Some effects of periodic winter fire on plant communities on the Georgia Piedmont
• David R. Weise, Glenn R. Glover. 1988. A simulation study of hardwood rootstock populations in young loblolly pine plantations
• David R. Weise, Ragnar W. Johansen, Dale D. Wade. 1987. Effects of spring defoliation on first-year growth of young loblolly and slash pines

• Program
  

  Southern California Research Zone

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/programs/southzone
  Station

  Pacific Southwest Research Station
• Project
  

  High soil temperature data archive

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/high-soil-temperature-data-archive
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Project
  

  Quantifying the Value of Fuelbreak Networks in Chaparral Landscapes

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/psw/projects/southern-california-chaparral-fuel-break
  Station

  Pacific Southwest Research Station

• University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D. Wildland Resource Science, Biometrics, fire modeling, 1993
• Auburn University, M.S., Forest biometrics, 1986
• Auburn University, B.S., Forest Management (Honors Program), 1984
• Auburn University, Cooperative Education Certificate, Practical work experience, 1984