Microscale wind modeling: WindNinja for fire management

Natalie S. Wagenbrenner

Treesearch

Microscale wind modeling: WindNinja for fire management

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Natalie S. Wagenbrenner

Year:

2021

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), June 2021. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

WindNinja is a microscale diagnostic wind model, developed for and widely used in operational wildland fire applications both in the United States and abroad.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, wind modeling, fire management, WindNinja, model

Citation

Wagenbrenner, Natalie S. 2021. Microscale wind modeling: WindNinja for fire management. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), June 2021. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.