Measuring fire behavior with photography

Hubert B. Clements; Darold E. Ward; Carl W. Adkins

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Measuring fire behavior with photography

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Hubert B. Clements, Darold E. Ward, Carl W. Adkins

Year:

1983

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 49(2):213-217

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Abstract

Photography is practical for recording and measuring some aspects of forest fire behavior if the scale and perspective can be determined. This paper describes a photogrammetric method for measuring flame height and rate of spread for fires on flat terrain. The flames are photographed at known times with a camera in front of the advancing fire. Scale and perspective of the photographs are determined by including two targets a known distance apart in the camera view field and applying simple geometry.

Citation

Clements, Hubert B.; Ward, Darold E.; Adkins, Carl W. 1983. Measuring fire behavior with photography. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 49(2):213-217.