About
Dr Christopher Thomas
Christopher’s research revolves around the numerical models which allow for two-way interaction between a bushfire and the surrounding atmosphere, which is an essential tool in understanding the dynamic behaviour of fire. These models permit a more detailed appreciation of the physical processes underlying extreme bushfire development, however there remain shortcomings with the technology. Christopher’s research is evaluating current modelling methodologies, particularly pertaining to spot fire development, quantifying the separate effects of radiation and convection and delivering a dataset of coupled fire-atmosphere simulations of fundamental burning scenarios for comparison with experimental data.
Student project
This research revolves around the numerical models which allow for two-way interaction between a bushfire and the surrounding atmosphere, which are an essential tool in understanding the dynamic behaviour of bushfires. They permit a more detailed appreciation of the physical processes underlying extreme bushfire development and provide for a better understanding of the likely impacts of such events, however there remain shortcomings with the technology.
19 Sep 2018
Spotting is a challenging aspect of bushfire operations. We currently have poor capacity to...
29 Jun 2017
This project focuses on looking for ways to improve operational fire-spread modelling by looking...
14 Aug 2016
A key problem in wildfire modelling is how to capture dynamic fire behaviour in models suitable for...
Resources credited
| Type | Released | Title | Download | Key Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation-Slideshow | 18 Sep 2018 | Pyroconvective interactions and dynamic fire propagation |
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fire, fire impacts, fire weather |
