NREM Seminar - Andrew D. Pierce
October 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pmMānoa Campus, Sherman Lab Conference Room 103
Title: The Effect of Topography on Heterogeneity in Fire Fuels, Intensity, and Severity
Abstract:
Variation in fire intensity and severity are driven by many
factors. Chief among these are vegetation type, amount, and
arrangement, weather and winds, and disturbance history. Topography,
while broadly understood to be a further contributing factor, has only
rarely been singled out for detailed study. This presentation will
focus on historical and model based evidence for the effects of
topography on fire intensity and severity in Lassen Volcanic National
Park, California. The historical evidence includes the interpretation
of aerial photographs, the analysis of plot level tree-ring data, and
contemporary remote sensing data. I use these data along with plot
level data not only to analyze the effect of topography on fire
intensity and severity but also to create realistic maps of surface and
canopy fuels. With these in hand, I use the fire behavior modeling
program FlamMap© to assess where high intensity fire is predicted and
also how these predictions corroborate or conflict with historical
evidence based desc-riptions of the influence of topography on fire
intensity and severity. Finally, I will conclude with a forward looking
discussion of the important management implications of these results,
not only for California, but also for Hawaii.
Event Sponsor
NREM, Mānoa Campus
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Lois Agena, 956-7530, laagena@hawaii.edu
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