Fire growth maps for the 1988 Greater Yellowstone Area Fires

Richard C. Rothermel; Roberta A Hartford; Carolyn H. Chase

doi:10.2737/INT-GTR-304

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Fire growth maps for the 1988 Greater Yellowstone Area Fires

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Authors:

Richard C. Rothermel, Roberta A Hartford, Carolyn H. Chase

Year:

1994

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-304

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-304. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 64 p.

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Abstract

Daily fire growth maps display the growth of the 1988 fires in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Information and data sources included daily infrared photography flights, satellite imagery, ground and aerial reconnaissance, command center intelligence, and the personal recollections of fire behavior observers. Fire position was digitized from topographic maps using GRASS GIS software to construct a file of daily fire location in vector format, later converted to raster format for further analysis. The data base is available in electronic form.

Keywords

forest fires, fire growth, geographic information systems, Yellowstone National Park, fire mapping

Citation

Rothermel, Richard C.; Hartford, Roberta A,; Chase, Carolyn H. 1994. Fire growth maps for the 1988 Greater Yellowstone Area Fires. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-304. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 64 p.