The Hot-Dry-Windy Index: A New Fire Weather Index

Fire weather indices are commonly used by fire weather forecasters to predict when weather conditions will make a wildland fire difficult to manage. Complex interactions at multiple scales between fire, fuels, topography, and weather make these predictions extremely difficult. We define a new fire w...

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Main Authors: Alan F. Srock, Joseph J. Charney, Brian E. Potter, Scott L. Goodrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Atmosphere
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/7/279