Purpose and applications [Chapter 1]

Nicholas L. Crookston

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Purpose and applications [Chapter 1]

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Nicholas L. Crookston

Year:

2003

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Reinhardt, Elizabeth; Crookston, Nicholas L. (Technical Editors). The Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-116. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 1-10.

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Abstract

The Fire and Fuels Extension (FFE) to the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) simulates fuel dynamics and potential fire behavior over time, in the context of stand development and management. This chapter provides an introduction to the model by illustrating its purpose and chronicling some of the applications it has supported.

Parent Publication

The Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator

Keywords

FVS, FFE, forest fire, stand dynamics, FOFEM, BEHAVE, NEXUS, snags, coarse woody debris

Citation

Crookston, Nicholas L. 2003. Purpose and applications [Chapter 1]. In: Reinhardt, Elizabeth; Crookston, Nicholas L. (Technical Editors). The Fire and Fuels Extension to the Forest Vegetation Simulator. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-116. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 1-10.