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Simulated transport of short-range embers in an idealised bushfire
Title | Simulated transport of short-range embers in an idealised bushfire |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Wadhwani, R, Moinuddin, K, Sutherland, D |
Conference Name | 6th International Fire Behavior and Fuels Conference |
Date Published | 04/2019 |
Keywords | bushfire management, fire behavour. fire impacts, modeling |
Abstract | Mega-bushfires like the 2009 Black Saturday, Australia, the 2016 Fort McMurray fire, Canada, and the 2018 Carr fire, USA cause billions of dollars in damage and result in loss of life. The sources of ignition of the fires are often natural or accidental such as lightning, campfire, cigarette butts, or machinery and tools (Miller, Plucinski et al. 2017). The frequency of bushfires isset to increase due to the positive feedback effect of climate change (Jolly, Cochrane et al. 2015). There is an increasing trend of settlement of people at wildland-urban-interface (WUI) (Radeloff, Helmers et al. 2018) which increases the impact of bushfire. Accurate and quick prediction of the evacuation of communities and the behaviour of a bushfire will make a difference in reducing the impact of bushfire (Mell, McDermott et al. 2010, Ronchi, Gwynne et al. 2017). |
URL | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332142658_Simulated_transport_of_short-range_embers_in_an_idealised_bushfire |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |