Let me describe my task in short.
I've created the electronic map of forestry, which includes a set of objects (polygons) of different nature, such as forest plants, roads, lakes etc. Each object is homogeneous. I have to write a program for mapping the dynamic of fire contour on the map. I’m going to use Rothermel’s model, because I have all input data for this model. But this model is good for homogeneous terrain, but my terrain is heterogeneous. I’m looking for the information, how Rothermel’s model can be adjusted to solve my task. Can anyone help me with the information on this question? Maybe there are other models, appropriate for programming... I would be grateful for any help.
Dear Marina - let me introduce you to Dr. Richard Adler, who has put together one of the best overall systems for conducting predictive analysis in VERY heterogeneous environments. Please reach out to Dr. Adler at: http://www.decpath.com/founder.html, and send him my warm regards.
Best of luck with your work!
AJ Maren
Hi Richard,
Thank you very much for your help. I downloaded the article you attached. This article is useful for me.
Kindest regards,
Marina.
Dear Alianna,
Thank you for being so instrumental in providing me with the information about Dr. Richard Adler. I'll write him right now. Thank you for kind wishing!
Best regards,
Marina.
Good luck, Marina, and let me know how this goes. Feel free to contact me directly; my website is www.aliannajmaren.com; I have my contact info there.
PS - I notice that you replied to Dr. Adler via ResearchGate; I don't know if he's active on ResearchGate at all; please go to his website, find his contact email, and write to him directly. Feel free to mention my name.
Alianna, I appreciate your kind help, thank you very much.
I didn't manage to find Dr. Adler via ResearchGate and wrote him directly on his e-mail.
Kindest regards,
Marina.
To marina: I suggest you using stochastic dynamic program as the link
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00617.x/full
or Mathematical Model
http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire94/PDF/f94105.pdf?origin=publication_detail
Have a nice week end.
All the best
Hengky
Hengky, thank you very much for your help. Very interesting papers, and useful for me.
I'm developing web-oriented geoinformation system for protection against forest fires. I needed a mathematical model of forest fire dynamic, which I could program and include into my system for visual representation of fire behavior on a map of forestry. I can't use statistical mathematical methods, because I don't have enough data for them. So, I dwelt on the Rothermel model.
We have used FARSITE code in some of our forest planning / fire modeling work. You might contact Mark Finney at the Missoula Fire Lab of the U.S. Forest Service.
Dear Pete,
Thank you very much for your answer. I'm familiar with Mark Finney's papers connected with fire risk assessment. I took them as a basis for my own research in this field.
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