SFM_metric: Standard fuel models (Albini 1976, Scott & Burgan 2005)
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SFM_metric

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Standard fuel models (Albini 1976, Scott & Burgan 2005)

Description

All values converted to metric format.

Usage

data(SFM_metric)

Format

A data frame including standard fire behavior fuel models as in Albini (1976) and Scott and Burgan (2005) to be used as input of ros ( ) function. All values converted to metric format.

Fuel_Model_Type: S(tatic), D(ynamic)
Load_1h: loading of 1h fuel class [t/ha]
Load_10h: loading of 10h fuel class [t/ha]
Load_100h: loading of 100h fuel class [t/ha]
Load_Live_Herb: loading of herbaceous fuels [t/ha]
Load_Live_Woody: loading of woody fuels [t/ha]
SA/V_1h: SAV of 1h fuel class [m2/m3]
SA/V_10h: SAV of 10h fuel class [m2/m3]
SA/V_100h: SAV of 100h fuel class [m2/m3]
SA/V_Live_Herb: SAV of herbaceous fuels [m2/m3]
SA/V_Live_Woody: SAV of woody fuels [m2/m3]
Fuel_Bed_Depth: fuel bed depth [cm]
Mx_dead: dead fuel moisture of extinction [percent]
Heat_1h: heat content of 1h fuel class [kJ/kg]
Heat_10h: heat content of 10h fuel class [kJ/kg]
Heat_100h: heat content of 100h fuel class [kJ/kg]
Heat_Live_Herb: heat content of herbaceous fuels [kJ/kg]
Heat_Live_Woody: heat content of woody fuels [kJ/kg]

Source

Albini, F. A. (1976). Computer-based models of wildland fire behavior: A users' manual. Ogden, UT: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.

Scott, J., & Burgan, R. E. (2005). A new set of standard fire behavior fuel models for use with Rothermel's surface fire spread model. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRSGTR-153. Fort Collins, CO: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.

Examples

data(SFM_metric)

# ROS using Standard fuel models and Moisture scenarios
data (scenarios, SFM_metric)
modeltype <- SFM_metric ["GR1", "Fuel_Model_Type"]
w <- SFM_metric ["GR1", 2:6]
s <- SFM_metric ["GR1", 7:11]
delta <- SFM_metric ["GR1", "Fuel_Bed_Depth"]
mx.dead <- SFM_metric ["GR1", "Mx_dead"]
h <- SFM_metric ["GR1", 14:18]
m <- scenarios ["D2L2", 1:5]
u <- 8
slope <- 0

a <- ros (modeltype, w, s, delta, mx.dead, h, m, u, slope)
a

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