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FUEL MODELLING AND POTENTIAL FIREBEHAVIOR IN TURKEY      
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK Prof. Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ertuğrul Bilgili
Fernandes Paulo, M
Özet
Description of fuel characteristics is an essential input to fire behavior models that can provide decision-support for fire management. Fuel models describe fuel characteristics for fire modeling systems based on Rothermel's fire spread model. In this study, fire behavior data collected in field experiments in different fuel complexes in Turkey is used in the process of fuel model development. Nine fuel models were built for low and tall maquis, Anatolian black pine (P. nigra J.F. Arnold subsp. nigra var. caramanica (Loudon) Rehder), litter, and slash variable in age and load. BehavePlus simulations of fire rate of spread, flame length and fireline intensity for typical summer weather conditions highlight the quite different fire potential between the studied fuel types. The difficulty in dealing with fuel complexes dominated by live fuels was evident from the simulations. On the contrary, the model correctly predicted the observed temporal decrease of fire behavior in slash. This study shows the crucial importance of experimental fire data to parameterize fuel models.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Experimental fires | Fire behavior | Fire modeling systems | Fuel modeling | Turkey
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı SUMARSKI LIST
Dergi ISSN 0373-1332
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2015
Cilt No 139
Sayı 11
Sayfalar 553 / 560
BM Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları
Atıf Sayıları
WoS 11
SCOPUS 12
Google Scholar 22

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