STANDFIRE Strategic thinking 12/19/2012 Getting the ball rolling.

STANDFIREStrategic thinking 12/19/2012

Getting the ball rolling

Overview of STANDFIRE

• Many partners: RMRS (Parsons, Jolly, Cohn; Crookston, Sieg), PNW(Mell), LANL (Linn), INRA (Rigolot, Pimont, Dupuy, de Coligny).

• Objectives: 1) prototype system (FVS-> WFDS->outputs) 2) metrics (fuels and fire) 3) new platform for fire science development

• Project is mostly focused on programming/ development; little $ for field work etc – emphasis on using data we already have.– Platforms: Leveraging work from different contributors is facilitated

by work in multiple platforms (java, c++, matlab, python, R). – Programming: Emphasis on modular development, interchangable

parts, sensitivity analysis, component testing

Objectives

1. Prototype system is focal point but core science development (and publications) are the primary goal

2. Metrics : Investigate & evaluate existing metrics as well as explore development of new metrics

3. New platform for fire science development / collaboration

FVS-SVS – Stand Visualization System

Fire Paradox FuelManager

Fire Effects: Crown scorch by tree

Stand scale fire simulation with WFDS

System is focal point for core research activity

STANDFIRE project: collaborative framework

STANDFIRE SystemINRA

Fire Lab

PNW

LANL

Specific research productsFor each arena:1. Prioritize 2. Tangible question

paperNick

Idea is to build towards a modular system eventually facilitating complete integration of fuels science, fire behavior and fire effects-- someday, model surface fuels with multiple layers, heavy fuels, etc.

System is focal point for core research activity

STANDFIRE project: collaborative framework

INRA

Fire Lab

PNW

LANL

Nick Arenas:

1. Fuels representation (---)2. Model comparisons /

algorithm testing / model

formulation (---)

3. Metrics – fuels & fire (---)4. Other?

STANDFIRE System